Title: Commodore Perry in Japan
First published: 1963
Description: Chronicles Matthew Perry's expedition to open Japan to world trade in the middle of the nineteenth century, describing the arduous diplomatic negotiations which finally led to the Treaty at Kanagawa. Illustrated with contemporary paintings which depict the imaginative reactions of Japanese artists to Perry's fleet.
Subjects: United States Naval Expedition to Japan, 1852-1854, Juvenile literature, United States Naval Expedition to Japan (1852-1854)
LC classification: DS881.8 .R4