With Commodore Perry to Japan : the journal of William Speiden Jr., 1852-1855 /

With Commodore Perry to Japan : the journal of William Speiden Jr., 1852-1855 /

With Commodore Perry to Japan offers a personable account of Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan through the eyes of a sixteen-year-old purser's clerk of the Mississippi. The National Historic Publications & Records Commission (NHPRC) -endorsed documentary edition provides excellent...

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Main Author: Speiden, William, Jr., 1835-1920
Other Authors: Wolter, John Amadeus, 1925- (Editor), Ranzan, David A. (Editor), McDonough, John J. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2013]
Series:New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology.
Subjects:
Speiden, William, > Jr., > 1835-1920 > Diaries.
Perry, Matthew Calbraith, > 1794-1858.
Mississippi (Side-wheel steamer)
United States. > Navy > Sea life.
United States. > Navy > Biography.
United States Naval Expedition to Japan > (1852-1854)
Sailors > United States > Diaries.
Coasts > China > Description and travel.
Japan > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Japan.
Biographies
Diaries
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • 1852
  • 1853
  • 1854
  • 1854
  • 1855
  • Appendix A : General orders
  • Appendix B : Correspondence
  • Appendix C : Ship's roster.

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