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Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun

Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun( )
Author: Blumberg, Rhoda
ISBN:978-0-7848-2177-0
Publication Date:Jul 2009
Publisher:Marco Book Company
Imprint:Everbind
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $10.36
Book Description:

A well-written story of Matthew Perry's expedition to open Japan to American trade and whaling ports, sensitive to the cultural differences that both had to overcome. There is no better book for students on this historical event. --School Library Journal

Author Biography
Blumberg, Rhoda (Author)
Rhoda Blumberg was born in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York on December 14, 1917. She received a B.A. degree from Adelphi University in New York. After graduation, she worked as a freelance writer, researcher, and producer for both CBS Radio and NBC Radio, a talent scout for Simon and Schuster, and wrote features for several national publications. She got married in 1945 and spent more than 20 years raising their four children.

In 1973, she worked as executive editor of Simon and Schuster's travel guides. She soon decided to try writing children's nonfiction. Her first book, Firefighters, was published in 1975. She wrote more than 25 nonfiction books over the next 30 years. Her books included The Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clark, The Great American Gold Rush, The Remarkable Voyages of Captain Cook, Shipwrecked!: The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy, and York's Adventures with Lewis and Clark: An African-American's Part in the Great Expedition. Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun was awarded a 1986 Newbery Honor and won the Boston-Globe-Horn Book Award and the Golden Kite Award. She received the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award for her overall contribution to nonfiction. She also collaborated on several books with illustrator Murray Tinkelman including The Truth About Dragons and Backyard Bestiary. She died on June 6, 2016 at the age of 98.

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