Description A personal account of Commodore Perry\'s landmark Expedition to Japan and life in the antebellum navy George B.
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David A.
Gideon Jr.
His Wife is a descendant of George B.
Patrick Sauer is an entrepreneur based in Baltimore, Maryland.
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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.
Gideon also unabashedly shares his own cynical views of the navy\'s role in supporting American economic interests in Japan.
Gideon\'s 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\'s Letters have been meticulously transcribed and annotated by the editors and are an invaluable primary historical source. During Commodore Perry\'s 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.
Gideon Jr.
To My Dearest Wife, Lide: Letters from George B.
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.
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.
During his time at sea, Gideon penned dozens of Letters to his wife, Lide, back home in Philadelphia.
from his position on the steam frigate, Gideon traveled to Singapore, Labuan, Borneo, Hong Kong, and many other Asian lands. served as second assistant engineer aboard the USS Powhatan from 1852 to 1856.
Gideon Jr.
Description A personal account of Commodore Perry\'s landmark Expedition to Japan and life in the antebellum navy George B
