Matthew Calbraith Perry

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Author

Griffis, William Elliot, 1843-1928

Title

Matthew Calbraith Perry: A Typical American Naval Officer

Credits

E-text prepared by Larry Harrison, Cindy Beyer, and the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team ( www.pgdpcanada.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( archive.org)

Language

English

LoC Class

E151: History: America: United States

Subject

Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 52026

Release Date

May 9, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.CHAPTER I. THE CHILD CALBRAITH. — CHAPTER II. BOYHOOD’S ENVIRONMENT. — CHAPTER III. A MIDSHIPMAN’S TRAINING UNDER COMMODORE RODGERS. — CHAPTER IV. MEN, SHIPS AND GUNS IN 1812. — CHAPTER V. SERVICE IN THE WAR OF 1812. — CHAPTER VI. FIRST VOYAGE TO THE DARK CONTINENT. — CHAPTER VII. PERRY LOCATES THE SITE OF MONROVIA. — CHAPTER VIII. FIGHTING PIRATES IN THE SPANISH MAIN. — CHAPTER IX. THE AMERICAN LINE-OF-BATTLE SHIP. — CHAPTER X. THE CONCORD IN THE SEAS OF RUSSIA AND EGYPT. — CHAPTER XI A DIPLOMATIC VOYAGE IN THE FRIGATE BRANDYWINE. — CHAPTER XII. THE FOUNDER OF THE BROOKLYN NAVAL LYCEUM. — CHAPTER XIII. THE FATHER OF THE AMERICAN STEAM NAVY. — CHAPTER XIV. PERRY DISCOVERS THE RAM. — CHAPTER XV. LIGHTHOUSE ILLUMINATION, LENSES OR REFLECTORS? — CHAPTER XVI. REVOLUTIONS IN NAVAL ARCHITECTURE. — CHAPTER XVII. THE SCHOOL OF GUN PRACTICE AT SANDY HOOK. — CHAPTER XVIII. THE TWIN STEAMERS MISSOURI AND MISSISSIPPI. — CHAPTER XIX. THE BROAD PENNANT IN AFRICA. — CHAPTER XX. PERRY AS A MISSIONARY AND CIVILIZER. — CHAPTER XXI. THE MEXICAN WAR. — CHAPTER XXII. “COMMODORE PERRY COMMANDS THE SQUADRON.” — CHAPTER XXIII. THE NAVAL BATTERY BREACHES THE WALLS OF VERA CRUZ. — CHAPTER XXIV. THE NAVAL BRIGADE. CAPTURE OF TABASCO. — CHAPTER XXV. FIGHTING THE YELLOW FEVER. PEACE. — CHAPTER XXVI. RESULTS OF THE WAR. GOLD AND THE PACIFIC COAST. — CHAPTER XXVII. AMERICAN ATTEMPTS TO OPEN TRADE WITH JAPAN. — CHAPTER XXVIII. ORIGIN OF THE AMERICAN EXPEDITION TO JAPAN. — CHAPTER XXIX. PREPARATIONS FOR JAPAN. AN INTERNATIONAL EPISODE. — CHAPTER XXX. THE FIRE-VESSELS OF THE WESTERN BARBARIANS. — CHAPTER XXXI. PANIC IN YEDO. RECEPTION OF THE PRESIDENT’S LETTER. — CHAPTER XXXII. JAPANESE PREPARATIONS FOR TREATY-MAKING. — CHAPTER XXXIII. THE PROFESSOR AND THE SAILOR MAKE A TREATY. — CHAPTER XXXIV. LAST LABORS. — CHAPTER XXXV. MATTHEW PERRY AS A MAN. — CHAPTER XXXVI. WORKS THAT FOLLOW. — I. AUTHORITIES. — II. ORIGIN OF THE PERRY NAME AND FAMILY. — III. THE NAME CALBRAITH. — IV. THE FAMILY OF M. C. PERRY. — V. OFFICIAL DETAIL OF M. C. PERRY, UNITED STATES NAVY. — VI. THE NAVAL APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM. — VII. DUELLING. — VIII. MEMORIALS IN ART OF M. C. PERRY. — INDEX.

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