Commodore Perry in the land of the Shogun

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Title:

Commodore Perry in the land of the Shogun

Author:

Blumberg, Rhoda.

ISBN:

9780060086251

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

144 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm

Contents:

Pt. I. The Coming of the Barbarians -- Aliens Arrive -- The Black Ships of the Evil Men -- His High and Mighty Mysteriousness -- Landing on Sacred Soil -- The Dutch Island Prison -- Foreigners Forbidden - The Great Peace -- Clouds Over the Land of the Rising Sun -- Pt. II. The Return of the Barbarians -- The Black Ships Return -- The Treaty House -- The Array of Gifts -- The Grand Banquet -- The Treaty -- Excursions on Land and Sea -- Shore Leave -- In the Wake of the Black Ships

Reading Level:

1070 L Lexile

Personal Subject:

Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858.

Conference Subject:

United States Naval Expedition to Japan (1852-1854)

Geographic Term:

United States -- Foreign relations -- Japan.

Japan -- Foreign relations -- United States.

Summary:

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.

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Searching... Hardwood Creek Library (Forest Lake)	J 952.025 BLU	Searching... Unknown
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In 1853, few Japanese people
knew that a country
called America even existed.

For centuries, Japan had isolated itself from the outside world by refusing to trade with other countries and even refusing to help shipwrecked sailors, foreign or Japanese. The country's people still lived under a feudal system like that of Europe in the Middle Ages. But everything began to change when American Commodore Perry and his troops sailed to the Land of the Rising Sun, bringing with them new science and technology, and a new way of life.

Author Notes

Rhoda Blumberg was born in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York on December 14, 1917. She received a B.A. degree from Adelphi University in New York. After graduation, she worked as a freelance writer, researcher, and producer for both CBS Radio and NBC Radio, a talent scout for Simon and Schuster, and wrote features for several national publications. She got married in 1945 and spent more than 20 years raising their four children.

In 1973, she worked as executive editor of Simon and Schuster's travel guides. She soon decided to try writing children's nonfiction. Her first book, Firefighters, was published in 1975. She wrote more than 25 nonfiction books over the next 30 years. Her books included The Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clark, The Great American Gold Rush, The Remarkable Voyages of Captain Cook, Shipwrecked!: The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy, and York's Adventures with Lewis and Clark: An African-American's Part in the Great Expedition. Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun was awarded a 1986 Newbery Honor and won the Boston-Globe-Horn Book Award and the Golden Kite Award. She received the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award for her overall contribution to nonfiction. She also collaborated on several books with illustrator Murray Tinkelman including The Truth About Dragons and Backyard Bestiary. She died on June 6, 2016 at the age of 98.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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Publisher's Weekly Review

This 1986 Newbery Honor book tracks Matthew Perry's expedition to open Japan to American trade. The volume contrasts cultural differences that the Japanese and Americans had to overcome and explains Japanese feudal society; it is illustrated almost entirely with reproductions of period Japanese art. Ages 8-up. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Part I The Coming of the Barbarians	p. 11
1 Aliens Arrive	p. 13
2 The Black Ships of the Evil Men	p. 17
3 His High and Mighty Mysteriousness	p. 23
4 Landing on Sacred Soil	p. 30
The Audience Hall
5 The Dutch Island Prison	p. 37
6 Foreigners Forbidden	p. 41
7 The Great Peace	p. 44
The Emperor
The Shogun
The Lords
Samurai
Farmers
Artisans and Merchants
8 Clouds over the Land of the Rising Sun	p. 54
The Japanese-American
Part II The Return of the Barbarians	p. 61
9 The Black Ships Return	p. 63
Parties
10 The Treaty House	p. 69
11 An Array of Gifts	p. 78
Gifts for the Japanese
Gifts for the Americans
12 The Grand Banquet	p. 87
13 The Treaty	p. 92
A Japanese Feast
14 Excursions on Land and Sea	p. 97
A Birthday Cruise
15 Shore Leave	p. 100
Shimoda
Hakodate
16 In the Wake of the Black Ships	p. 107
Afterword	p. 112
The First American Consul
The Fall of the Shogun
Appendices
A Letter of the President of the United States to the Emperor of Japan	p. 123
B Translation of Answer to the President's Letter, Signed by Yenosuke	p. 125
C Some of the American Presents for the Japanese	p. 127
D Some of the Japanese Presents for the Americans	p. 129
E Text of the Treaty of Kanagawa	p. 131
Notes	p. 133
About the Illustrations	p. 138
Bibliography	p. 139
Index	p. 141

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