Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun -

Rhoda Blumberg

HarperCollins

2009

144 páginas

4h 48m

ISBN-10: B001RS8KWO

In 1853, few Japanese people knew that a country called America even existed.

For centuries, Japan had isolated itself from the outside world by refusing to trade with other countries and even refusing to help shipwrecked sailors, foreign or Japanese. The country's people still lived under a feudal system like that of Europe in the Middle Ages. But everything began to change when American Commodore Perry and his troops sailed to the Land of the Rising Sun, bringing with them new science and technology, and a new way of life.

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4 (Muito bom)

Curto, mas interessante

História real super interessante sobre o primeiro contato entre os EUA e Japão. Mal sabiam ambos que o que o destino iria colocar um contra o outro na maior batalha naval da história. Mas aí é assunto para outro livro.