Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, Performed in the years 1852, 1983, and 1854, under the Command of Commodore M. C. Perry, United States Navy, by Order of the Government of the United States.; Compiled from the Original Notes and Journals of Commodore Perry and His Officers, at His Request and Under His Supervision
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1857. Presumed first printing thus. Hardcover. vii, [1], 624, [2] pages. Illustrated edges. Frontis illustration. Footnotes. Folding plates. Illustrations. Appendix. Index. Rebound. First generally published as Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan Performed in the Years 1852, 1853 and 1854 under the Command of Commodore M.C. Perry, United States Navy. Washington: A.O.P. Nicholson by order of Congress, 1856. An also, originally published in Senate Executive Documents, No. 34 of 33rd Congress, 2nd Session. Francis Lister Hawks (June 10, 1798 ? September 26, 1866) was an American writer, historian, and educator. Hawks became the first president of the University of Louisiana (now Tulane University). Hawks's major contributions are literary. He edited the single volume Appletons' Cyclopaedia of Biography (1856), which added American biographies to the volume edited by Elihu Rich and published in 1854 by Richard Griffin & Company (London). He compiled Commodore Perry's report on visiting Japan. Matthew Calbraith Perry (April 10, 1794 ? March 4, 1858) was a Commodore of the United States Navy who commanded ships in several wars, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican?American War (1846?1848). He played a leading role in the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854. Perry was interested in the education of naval officers, and assisted in the development of an apprentice system that helped establish the curriculum at the United States Naval Academy. With the advent of the steam engine, he became a leading advocate of modernizing the U.S. Navy and came to be considered "The Father of the Steam Navy" in the United States. In 1852, Perry was assigned a mission by American President Millard Fillmore to force the opening of Japanese ports to American trade. The original report was published in three volumes, the cost partially underwritten by Commodore Perry himself. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Matthew Perry, Japan, Expeditions, China Sea, Millard Fillmore, Hakododi, Lew Chow, Siebold, Bayard Taylor, Treaty, Uraga, Yedo, Yezalmen, International Trade, Convention of Kanagawa
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