To My Dearest Wife, Lide: Letters from George B. Gideon Jr. during Commodore Perry’s Expedition to Japan, 1853–1855

ISBN-13: 9780817320232 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 272 str.

David A. Ranzan

Opis

Offers a rare first-person account of the landmark American naval expedition to Japan to establish commercial relations between the two countries. George Gideon's letters have been meticulously transcribed and annotated by the editors and are an invaluable primary historical source.

Spis treści

• List of Illustrations
• Preface
• Chronology
• Introduction
• Chapter One. February 13–April 19, 1853
• Chapter Two. August 30–December 29, 1853
• Chapter Three. January 1–June 23, 1854
• Chapter Four. July 3–December 28, 1854
• Chapter Five. January 1–June 27, 1855
• Chapter Six. July 2–December 23, 1855
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index