Sauer M. Patrick, Ranzan David A. To My Dearest Wife, Lide: Letters from George B. Gideon Jr. During Commodore Perry`s Expedition to Japan, 1853-1855 9780817320232

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Автор: Sauer M. Patrick, Ranzan David A.
Название: To My Dearest Wife, Lide: Letters from George B. Gideon Jr. During Commodore Perry`s Expedition to Japan, 1853-1855
ISBN: 9780817320232
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
Классификация:

Биографии исторических, политических и военных деятелей

Дневники, письма и журналы

Морская история

Военная история

Географическое открытие и исследование

ISBN-10: 0817320237
Обложка/Формат: Hardback
Страницы: 264
Вес: 0.58 кг.
Дата издания: 30.08.2019
Серия: Maritime currents: history and archaeology
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: 15 black & white figures
Размер: 231 x 158 x 25
Ключевые слова: Maritime history,Military history,Biography: general,Geographical discovery & exploration, HISTORY / Military / Naval,HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries,BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers
Подзаголовок: Letters from george b. gideon jr. during commodore perryвђ™s expedition to japan, 1853вђ“1855
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Описание: A personal account of Commodore Perrys landmark expedition to Japan and life in the antebellum navy. George B. Gideon Jr. served as second assistant engineer aboard the USS Powhatan from 1852 to 1856. From his position on the steam frigate, Gideon traveled to Singapore, Labuan, Borneo, Hong Kong, and many other Asian lands. During his time at sea, Gideon penned dozens of letters to his wife, Lide, back home in Philadelphia. Recently discovered in the attic of his great-great-grandniece, were fifty-one letters penned by Gideon providing thorough and insightful commentary throughout the voyage. Through these correspondences, Gideon laboriously documents the details of his daily life on board, from the food they ate to the technical aspects of his work, as well as observations concerning the historical events unfolding around him, such as Chinese piracy, the Taiping Rebellion, the Crimean War, and the devastation of Shimoda. To My Dearest Wife, Lide: Letters from George B. Gideon Jr. during Commodore Perrys Expedition to Japan, 1853–1855 is a rare first-person account of the landmark American naval expedition to Japan to establish commercial relations between the two countries. Gideons letters have been meticulously transcribed and annotated by the editors and are an invaluable primary historical source. Gideons letters are candid and revealing, delving into the rampant dysfunction in the navy of the 1850s—sickness and disease, alcohol abuse, and poor leadership, among other challenges. Gideon also unabashedly shares his own cynical views of the navys role in supporting American economic interests in Japan. This firsthand account of the political mission of the Perry expedition is a unique contribution to naval and military history and gives readers a better view of life aboard a navy ship.
Дополнительное описание: Military history|Geographical discovery and exploration|Biography: general|Maritime history

To My Dearest Wife, Lide: Letters from George B. Gideon Jr. During Commodore Perry`s Expedition to Japan, 1853-1855, Sauer M. Patrick, Ranzan David A.