Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun

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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.

NOTE: Blumberg's "Shipwrecked! The True Adventure of a Japanese Boy" is a companion volume.

ISBN10: 0060086254	ISBN13: 9780060086251
Format: Paperback	Pages: 144
Publisher: HarperCollins	GoodReads Rating: 4
Author: Rhoda Blumberg,