Griffis, who had taught in Japan, follows Perry from his Rhode Island boyhood and service in the War of 1812 through voyages to Africa, where he helped fix the site of Monrovia, campaigns against pirates in the West Indies, his work for naval steam and education, the Mexican War, and finally the expedition of 1853 and 1854 that forced Japan to open its ports.
A full and admiring life of the commodore whose black ships changed Japanese history. Download the free EPUB.