Project Gutenberg 2016-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 92 Griffis, William Elliot 1843 1928 Griffis, William Eliot Griffis, W. E. (William Elliot) 04017022 Matthew Calbraith Perry: A Typical American Naval Officer E-text prepared by Larry Harrison, Cindy Beyer, and the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team (http://www.pgdpcanada.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Matthew Calbraith Perry: A Typical American Naval Officer" by William Elliot Griffis is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The biography chronicles the life of Commodore Matthew Perry, focusing particularly on his significant contributions to the United States Navy and his pivotal role in opening Japan to Western trade. The book delves into Perry's early life, his naval career, and the lasting impact of his diplomatic efforts on American history and Japan. At the start of the narrative, the author reflects on Perry's notable legacy, emphasizing the widespread recognition and reverence he received for facilitating Japan's entrance into global commerce in 1854. Griffis notes that Perry's remarkable career was shaped by a series of pivotal experiences, from his active participation in the War of 1812 to his influential role in the African slave trade and piracy efforts, as well as his foundational work in developing America's steam navy and naval education. The opening sections establish the context for Perry's life, detailing his childhood, naval training, and the critical attributes that defined him as a typical American naval officer dedicated to both military prowess and diplomatic success. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858 E151 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American 961080 960932 2024-09-21T16:00:26.711642 2023-09-22T12:35:55.339305 text/html text/html 913456 2016-05-09T10:54:29 text/html 804439 2016-05-09T10:56:44 text/html application/zip 854929 2024-09-21T16:00:42.538589 application/epub+zip 868857 2024-09-21T16:00:29.646641 application/epub+zip 383493 2024-09-21T16:00:28.158676 application/epub+zip 1124178 2024-09-21T16:00:51.509563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1030828 2024-09-21T16:00:40.850571 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 547277 2022-09-23T17:50:28.856735 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 699445 699243 2024-09-21T16:00:23.867170 2023-09-22T12:35:52.587256 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 699298 2020-06-14T06:16:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 275367 2020-06-14T06:16:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18279 2024-09-21T16:00:51.671567 application/rdf+xml 14404 2024-09-21T16:00:28.373665 image/jpeg 2025 2024-09-21T16:00:28.267623 image/jpeg 810168 2024-09-21T16:00:26.807684 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia