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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.

Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun

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      Publisher: HarperCollins
      Publication Date: 1/21/2003 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780060086251, 978-0060086251
      ISBN10: 0060086254

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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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