To my dearest wife, Lide : letters from George B. Gideon Jr. during Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan, 1853-1855 / edited by M. Patrick Sauer and David A. Ranzan.

To my dearest wife, Lide : letters from George B. Gideon Jr. during Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan, 1853-1855 / edited by M. Patrick Sauer and David A. Ranzan.

George B. Gideon Jr. served as second assistant engineer aboard the USS Powhatan from 1852 to 1865. From his position on the steam frigate, Gideon traveled to Singapore, Labuan, Borneo, Hong Kong, and many other Asian lands. During his time at sea, Gideon penned dozens of letters to his wife, Lide,...

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Main Author: Gideon, George B., 1827-1863 (Author)
Contributors: Gideon, Eliza, 1827-1871 (Correspondent), Sauer, M. Patrick (Michael Patrick), 1972- (Editor), Ranzan, David A. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2019]
Series:Maritime currents : history and archaeology.
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Gideon, George B., > 1827-1863 > Correspondence.
Perry, Matthew Calbraith, > 1794-1858.
United States. > Navy > Officers > Correspondence.
United States. > Navy > History > 19th century > Sources.
United States Naval Expedition to Japan > (1852-1854)
Marine engineers > United States > Correspondence.
Seafaring life > History > 19th century > Sources.
Japan > Description and travel > Sources.
East Asia > Description and travel > Sources.
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