Rhoda Blumberg has written about the opening of Japan (1853-1854)
in Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun, a Newbery Honor Book,
which also won the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award and the Golden Kite
Award. Her acclaimed histories also include The Incredible Journey
of Lewis & Clark, The Great American Gold Rush, and The Remarkable
Voyages of Captain Cook, all ALA Notable Books. She is the winner
of the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award for her overall
contribution to nonfiction.
Rhoda Blumberg says that while doing research for Commodore Perry,
"I read about the ordeals and strange adventures of Manjiro, then
spent years replaying his life story in my mind until I felt
impelled to write about him."
The author and her husband, Gerald, live in Yorktown Heights, New
York.
"Fine writing...full of maps, sketches, portraits, and other archival materials...one of the best new works on the subject." -- Kirkus Reviews (Starred review)
"Fine writing...full of maps, sketches, portraits, and other archival materials...one of the best new works on the subject." -- Kirkus Reviews (Starred review)
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