1887 Matthew Calbraith Perry: A Typical American Naval Officer

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First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

First edition. With a portrait frontispiece and numerous in-text images. A biography of Matthew Calbraith Perry, a United States Navy officer who commanded ships in several wars, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War. He led the Perry Expedition that ended Japan's isolationism and signed the Convention of Kanagawa between Japan and the United States in 1854. With reference to Perry's interest in the education of naval officers and assistance in the development of an apprentice system to help establish the curriculum at the United States Naval Academy. Written by William Elliot Griffis, an American orientalist, Congregational minister, lecturer, and prolific author.