Matthew Calbraith Perry: A Typical American Naval Officer. William Elliot Griffis
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Название: Matthew Calbraith Perry: A Typical American Naval Officer
Автор: William Elliot Griffis
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VIII. MEMORIALS IN ART OF M. C. PERRY.
| OUR EARLY NAVY. | ||
| Chapter | Page | |
| I. | The Child Calbraith.—A Real Boy | 1 |
| II. | Boyhood’s Environment.—Under the Flag of Fifteen Stars | 10 |
| III. | A Midshipman’s Training Under Commodore Rodgers | 19 |
| IV. | Men, Ships, and Guns in 1812 | 28 |
| V. | Service in the War of 1812.—The Flag kept flying on all Seas | 38 |
| AFRICA. SLAVERS AND PIRATES. | ||
| VI. | First Voyage to the Dark Continent.—Lieutenant Perry goes to Guinea | 50 |
| VII. | Perry locates the Site of Monrovia.—The African Slave Trade | 58 |
| VIII. | Fighting Pirates in the Spanish Main | 65 |
| EUROPE AND DIPLOMACY. | ||
| OUR FLAG IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. | ||
| IX. | The American Line-of-Battle Ship.—Among Turks and Greeks | 72 |
| X. | The Concord in the Seas of Russia and Egypt.—Czar and Khedive | 81 |
| XI. | A Diplomatic Voyage in the Frigate Brandywine.—Andrew Jackson’s stalwart policy.—Perry rehearses for Japan.—Naples pays up | 91 |
| SHORE DUTY. TEN YEARS OF SCIENCE AND PROGRESS. | ||
| XII. | The Founder of the Brooklyn Naval Lyceum.—Master-Commandant Perry | 99 |
| XIII. | The Father of the American Steam Navy.—The Engineer’s status fixed.—The Line and the Staff | 110 |
| XIV. | Perry discovers the Ram.—The Trireme’s prow restored.—The “Line-of-Battle” changed to “Bows on” | 120 |
| XV. | Lighthouse Illumination.—Lenses or Reflectors? | 129 |
| XVI. | Revolutions in Naval Architecture.—The new middle term between Courage and Cannon.—Caloric | 138 |
| XVII. | The School of Gun Practice at Sandy Hook.—Bomb-guns and the coming Shells | 146 |
| XVIII. | The Twin Steamers Missouri and Mississippi.—Iron-clads and Armor | 156 |
| COMMODORE OF A SQUADRON. AFRICAN WATERS. | ||
| EXTIRPATING “THE SUM OF ALL VILLIANIES.” | ||
| XIX. | The Broad Pennant.—Our only Foreign Colony.—Powder and Ball at Berribee | 167 |
| XX. | Science and Religion.—A War of Ink Bottles.—Perry as a Missionary and Civilizer | 183 |
| THE MEXICAN WAR. | ||
| XXI. | The Mexican War | 197 |
| XXII. | Commodore Perry commands the Squadron | 216 |
| XXIII. | The Naval Battery breaches the walls of Vera Cruz | 226 |
| XXIV. | The Naval Brigade.—Capture of Tabasco | 241 |
| XXV. | Fighting the Yellow Fever.—Peace | 251 |
| XXVI. | Results of the War.—Gold and the Pacific Coast | 261 |
| JAPAN. | ||
| XXVII. | American attempts to open trade | 270 |
| XXVIII. | Origin of the American Expedition to Japan | 281 |
| XXIX. | Preparations for Japan.—An International Episode | 294 |
| XXX. | The Fire-Vessels of the Western Barbarians | 314 |
| XXXI. | Panic in Yedo.—Reception of the President’s Letter | 329 |
| XXXII. | Japanese preparations for Treaty-Making | 343 |
| XXXIII. | The Professor and the Sailor make a Treaty | 359 |
| XXXIV. | Last Labors | 375 |
| THE MAN AND HIS WORK. | ||
| XXXV. | Matthew Perry as a Man | 395 |
| XXXVI. | Works that follow | 409 |
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| APPENDICES. | ||
| Chapter | Page | |
| I. | Authorities | 427 |
| II. | Origin of the Perry Name and Family | 429 |
| III. | The Name Calbraith | 430 |
| IV. | The Family of M. C. Perry | 431 |
| V. | Official Detail of M. C. Perry | 433 |
| VI. | The Naval Apprenticeship System | 435 |
| VII. | Duelling | 440 |
| VIII. | Memorials in Art of M. C. Perry | 443 |
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| INDEX | 447 | |
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