Black Ships: Illustrated Japanese History--The Americans Arrive

by Sean Michael Wilson

On the 14th of July, 1853, the USS Plymouth, Mississippi, Saratoga, and Susquehanna sailed into Yokosuka, Japan. The mysterious "Black Ships" had arrived.

In this stirring account of a pivotal moment in modern Japanese history, award-winning author and illustrator team Sean Michael Wilson and Akiko Shimojima tell the story of the four American "Black Ships" that arrived in Japan in 1853 under the command of Commodore Perry to force Japan...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1623170915
• ISBN13: 9781623170912
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: North Atlantic Books
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"