With Commodore Perry to Japan: The Journal of William Speiden, Jr., 1852-1855

Bys: John A. Wolter, John J. McDonough, David A. Ranzan

With Commodore Perry to Japan offers a personal account of Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry's expedition to Japan through the eyes of a sixteen-year-old purser's clerk of the USS Mississippi. The documentary edition, endorsed by the National Historic Publications & Records Commission, provides excellent coverage of both the political mission of the Perry expedition, the opening of relations with Japan, and of the social history of a naval warship as well. Also included are fifty-five illustrations ranging from hand drawn, pen-and-ink scenes of everyday life sketched by Speiden and other members of the crew to exquisitely detailed pith paintings by Chinese artists.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612512380
• ISBN13: 9781612512389
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"