To My Dearest Wife, Lide: Letters From George B. Gideon Jr. During Commodore Perry'S Expedition To Japan, 1853-1855

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.

• | By (Author): M. Patrick Sauer
• | Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 16, 2019
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 264 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0817320237
• | ISBN-13: 9780817320232