Blumberg, Rhoda,

Commodore Perry in the land of the Shogun /by Rhoda Blumberg. - first edition. - New York : Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books, (c)1985. - 144 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.



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 -- The black ships return -- The treaty house -- An array of gifts -- The grand banquet -- The treaty -- Excursions on land and sea -- Shore leave -- In the wake of the black ships.

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.



Newbery Honor Book, 1986.

9780688037239 9781435278752 9780756914400

84021800

DS881 / .C666 1985 DS881