Black ships and rising sun, the opening ofJapan to the West
By: by John G. Roberts.
Publisher: J. Messner
Published: 1971
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
Subjects: United States Naval Expedition to Japan, 1852-1854 -- Juvenile literature.; United States Naval Expedition to Japan, 1852-1854.; Japan -- History -- Restoration,1853-1870 -- Juvenile literature.; Japan -- History -- Meiji period, 1868-1912 -- Juvenile literature.; Japan -- History -- Restoration, 1853-1870.; Japan -- History -- Meiji period, 1868-1912.
Description: Relates Commodore Perry's forcible entry into Japanese waters in 1854 anddescribes the ensuing events that ended Japan's isolation policy
Notes: Bibliography, p. 183-184.