Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry's Japan Expedition (1853-1854) not only began a tradition of “gunboat diplomacy” so often associated with mid-nineteenth century American expansionism, it also ...
The author is chair of the Division of the History of Technology at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History; he was one of the curators of The Smithsonian's America exhibit.
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