Yankee Surveyors in the Shogun's Seas

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Yankee Surveyors in the Shogun's Seas
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Allan Burnett Cole
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:170
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780691627601
ClassificationsDewey:327.73052
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 8 December 2015
Publication Country United States

Description

When Commodore Perry opened Japan to the West, the U.S. Navy sent a surveying expedition to the North Pacific. The officers of that expedition, 1853-1856, recounted their experiences, and especially their dealings with the Japanese, in vivid and outspoken letters which are here reproduced for the first time. Entertaining reading, as well as importa