Monday, October 1, 2018

Matthew Perry

Led a fleet of four American warships to Japan in 1853 in an effort toped the island nation to U.S. trade. The painting on the facing page depicts one of the American 'black ships"in Edo Bay during Penrrys list to Japan.
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