Journal of a cruise to China and Japan in the U.S. Sloop Vandalia.

GLC02547

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GLC#
GLC02547
Type
Documents
Date
circa 1853
Title
Journal of a cruise to China and Japan in the U.S. Sloop Vandalia.
Place Written
Various Places
Pagination
137 p. : Height: 32 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Journal of a sailor under Captain John Pope. The journal describes customs in the ports it visited, mentions meeting Commodore Matthew Perry's flag ship, and provides information on hostilities between American troops and the Japanese military.

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