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Perry, Matthew
2 Reviews
(2)
4-6
A dozen years after the events of Heart of a Samurai, American ships arrive in Japan to force trade. Preus retells this gunboat diplomacy's world-changing effects through two boys: servant Yoshi (who longs to be a samurai) and cabin boy Jack. Bolstered by period illustrations and rich appended material, the book is solidly historical but never forgets to be an adventure story. Bib., glos.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2015
(3)
4-6
In World History series.
As a high-ranking naval officer with a commanding personality, Matthew Perry was sent with four warships in 1853 to do what no one until then had accomplished: force Japan to trade with the United States. By a mixture of will, diplomacy, and military threat he succeeded, as Gaines relates in this readable account, which is complemented with black-and-white photos, maps, and a time line. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian
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