Commodore Perry in the land of the Shogun
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.
Main Author: | Blumberg, Rhoda. |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books,
c1985.
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
Subjects: |
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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Item Description: |
Includes index. |
Physical Description: |
144 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. |
Bibliography: |
Bibliography: p. 139-140. |
ISBN: |
0688037232 0060086254 (pbk) |
Author Notes: |
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) |