Commodore Perry in the land of the Shogun / by Rhoda Blumberg.

Author/creator Blumberg, Rhoda
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, ©1985.
Description144 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
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Subjects

Contents 1. Aliens arrive -- 2. The black ships of the evil men -- 3. His high and mighty mysteriousness -- 4. Landing on sacred soil -- 5. The Dutch Island prison -- 6. Foreigners forbidden -- 7. The great peace -- 8. Clouds over the land of the rising sun -- 9. The black ships return -- 10. The treaty house -- 11. An array of gifts -- 12. The grand banquet -- 13. The treaty -- 14. Excursions on land and sea -- 15. Shore leave -- 16. In the wake of the black ships.
Abstract Details Commodore Matthew Perry's role in opening Japan's closed society to world trade in the 1850s, one of history's most significant diplomatic achievements.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 139-140) and index.
Study program note Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning
Awards noteNewbery Honor Book, 1986.
LCCN 84021800
ISBN0688037232
ISBN9780688037239
ISBN9781435278752 (Paw Prints binding)
ISBN1435278755 (Paw Prints binding)
ISBN9780756914400 (PFNL)
ISBN075691440X (PFNL)

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Joyner TRC Nonfiction 952.025 B6258C ✔ Available Place Hold