Perry, Matthew Calbraith
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Perry, Matthew Calbraith (1794–1858) naval officer and diplomat, born in Newport, Rhode Island. In 1833 he became second officer at the New York Navy Yard and an exponent of educational reform and technological innovation; in 1841 he became commandant of the Yard. The high point of his military career was the
Mexican War (1846–48), when with Gen.
Winfield Scott he succeeded in capturing the city of
Veracruz (1847). In 1852 he began negotiations with Japan and opened that formerly closed nation to the West, making Japanese ports accessible to U.S. ships for provisioning, establishing a U.S. consulate, and eventually seeing the beginning of trade relations between the two countries.
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Herman Melville, Matthew Perry, and the narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the china seas and Japan.
Magazine article from: Leviathan; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...the fastest ships in the navy. Perry chose his brother-in-law...it. Also on board were two of Perry's sons: twenty-one-year-old Lieutenant Matthew Calbraith Perry, Jr. and seventeen-year-old...
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The incredible saga of Matthew Perry
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 12/16/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...Would you believe that Commodore Perry, visiting Japan in 1853 to open...Island in 1794 of proud family, Matthew Calbraith Perry became a midshipman at 15 and...1812, but Oliver died young and Matthew aimed to outdo him. Matthew commanded...
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Perry's mission to Japan paved way to modern world
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 7/13/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...1901, the 48th anniversary of Perry's landing, the Japanese themselves...impressive monument at Yokohama to Perry, a memorial that survived World...American history, including "Matthew Calbraith Perry: Antebellum Sailor and Diplomat...
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Commodore Perry as White Phantom: Moby-Dick in the context of the modern age.
Magazine article from: Leviathan; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...the "white phantom" personified by Commodore Perry. I propose that Perry can be interpreted as the threatening figure...reasoning" whiteness personified in Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry who threatened the Japanese during 1853-1854...
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Fowler was first: nine years after Kitty Hawk, the first flier touched down on Mississippi's Gulf Coast.(LOOKING BACK)
Magazine article from: Mississippi Magazine; 5/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...persuaded him to give up the quest. Meanwhile, Calbraith "Cal" Perry Rodgers, whose great-grandfather Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry (sailing the first U.S.S. Mississippi...
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Flying ACROSS AMERICA
Magazine article from: Montana; The Magazine of Western History; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...newspapers announced that a third contestant, Calbraith "CaI" Perry Rodgers, had set out to fly a Wright-built...the accomplishments of his ancestors Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry and Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, Rodgers believed...
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A 'Valuable Perspective' on Early U.S.-Japan Relations
Magazine article from: Army; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...reclusive orthodoxy that excluded it. Neither Perry nor those who had preceded him knew or understood...off, setting an example to be followed by Perry on his subsequent visit. Matthew Calbraith Perry was a middle-aged sea dog, a veteran of...
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Business In Great Waters
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/16/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...the Decaturs, Preble, Macdonough and Oliver Hazard Perry. His narrative of the 30 years after the War of 1812...Exploring Expedition in the Pacific, 1839-1842, Matthew Calbraith Perry in Japan, and the elderly Andrew Jackson's conversion...
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JAPANESE EXPORT ARCHITECTURE FOR CU EXHIBIT.(Entertainment/Weekend/Spotlight)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 3/27/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...just about everyone: When U.S. Navy Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry made his first landing in Japan, in July 1853, it...Desiring to open trade and seek a coaling port, Perry was rebuffed, but returned in March 1854 and sailed...
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Nuggets worth noting
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 1/12/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize for "Matthew Calbraith Perry: Antebellum Sailor and Diplomat" (Naval Institute Press). Perry led an expedition to Japan in 1853 to establish formal...
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Matthew Calbraith Perry
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Matthew Calbraith Perry The American naval officer Matthew Calbraith Perry (1794-1858) is best known for the treaty he negotiated with Japan, which first opened that country to the Western world. Matthew C. Perry was born on April 10, 1794...
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Perry, Matthew Calbraith
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
PERRY, MATTHEW CALBRAITH Matthew C. Perry's (1794 – 1858) primary occupation was that of...of Japan's involvement in world affairs. Born in 1794, Matthew Perry entered the Navy at age 16, serving as a midshipman. His...
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Perry, Matthew
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
...Bibliography Samuel E. Morison , Old Bruin: Commodore Matthew C. Perry, 1794–1858 , 1967. John Schroeder , Matthew Calbraith Perry: Percursor of the Steam Navy, in Captains of...
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Perry's Expedition To Japan
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...the outside world. In 1852, Matthew Calbraith Perry, who commanded the U.S...Blumberg, Rhoda . Commodore Perry in the land of the Shogun...1965. Schroeder, John H. Matthew Calbraith Perry: Antebellum Sailor and Diplomat...
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Oliver Hazard Perry
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Oliver Hazard Perry 1785-1819, American naval officer...South Kingstown, R.I.; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry. Appointed a midshipman in 1799...Erie, Pa. On Sept. 10, 1813, Perry's fleet left Put-in-Bay, Ohio...
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