PERRY, Matthew Calbraith, Commodore [1794-1858] -- American naval officer
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Was a pioneer advocate of naval steamships;
Commanded the Fulton, one of the first naval steamships;
Served on the African coast in suppression of the slave trade;
Commanded the squadron that opened Japan to Western trade in 1853/54. 
Milestones |
1853-1854 | First to open Japan to western trade |
Bookmarks (off-site links) |
- Works by
- Works about
- Biographical
- Specific periods, events, aspects
- The expedition to Japan
- A Letter to an Emperor A lucid account, with many period illustrations
- Modern History
- A Chapter of Condensed History by , Brooks, Noah: pp 105-114 Start at bottom of page 108
- Modern History Sourcebook: Commodore Matthew Perry: When We Landed in Japan, 1854
- Bell & Howell Information and Learning: Great Events: Commodore Perry's Expedition to Japan 1853
- A Sojourn in Japan, From the French of Amie Humbert (illustrated) by , Humbert, Amie: pp 19-26 Ladies' Repository, Jan.-Jun. 1870
- The expedition to Japan
- Chronologies, synopses
- MATTHEW CALBRAITH PERRY
- Specific periods, events, aspects
- Genealogy
- Memorials, tributes, shrines
- Suites
- Grave of Matthew Calbraith Perry
- The Imperial Japanese Mission to the United States, 1917. Section VI. AT COMMODORE PERRY'S GRAVE, NEWPORT, R.I. Tribute to the American Who Opened Japan
- Bibliographies and Link Farms
- Biographical
- Collections, archives - Papers
- Historical context, background
- Residences
- Tokyo: History
- Gallery
- COMMODORE PERRY
- MATHEW BRADY GALLERY, NY - Matthew Perry
- Bushido Blade, The (1979) Film in which he is portrayed
- Pacific Overtures
A play by Stephen Sondheim, based on a book by John Weidman.
- Sondheim Guide / Pacific Overtures a list of productions of the play since 1976
- Pacific Overtures
- Sondheim.com - Putting it together since 1994.
- 'Pacific Overtures' Is Neither East Nor West
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