For generations, children\'s books provided American readers with their first impressions of Japan.
This volume takes readers on a Journey through nearly 200 years of American children\'s books depicting Japanese culture, starting with the illustrated journal of a boy who accompanied Commodore Matthew Per.
Seemingly authoritative, and full of fascinating details about daily life in a distant land, these publications often presented a mixture of facts, stereotypes, and complete fabrications.
For generations, children\'s books provided American readers with their first impressions of Japan