BT1 - An advance reader copy paperback book SIGNED by James Magnuson in very good condition that has some light discoloration and shelf wear. James A. Michener Fiction Series, James Magnuson, Editor. 9"x6", 278 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Commodore Perry's Minstrel Show

Publisher

University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas

Publication Date

2007

Language

English

ISBN 10

029271470X

ISBN 13

9780292714700

Binding

Paperback

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

No Jacket as Issued

Signed

Signed by Editor

Book Type

Advance Reading Copy (ARC)

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Synopsis

In 1854, Commodore Matthew Perry steamed into Edo Bay and "opened" Japan to trade with America. As entertainment for the treaty-signing ceremony, Perry brought a white-men-in-black-face minstrel show-and thereby confirmed the widely whispered Japanese belief that trade with the American "barbarians" could only lead to cultural ruin. Yet the pawns in this clash of cultures-the minstrels, Ace Bledsoe and Ned Clark, and the Japanese interpreter, Manjiro Okubo-are just slightly more curious than cautious. Within the minstrels Manjiro sensed "the subtleties of spirit that reside in all good men." When Ace and Ned are unwittingly made part of a Japanese plot to undermine the American presence, Manjiro helps them escape into the countryside. Pursued by samurai, torn between treachery and loyalty, Manjiro and the minstrels (along with family, friends, and lovers) make their way across Japan, fleeing a showdown with the samurai that gradually becomes inevitable.

Commodore Perry's Minstrel Show is the long-awaited prequel-more than a decade in the making-to Richard Wiley's PEN/Faulkner Award-winning novel, Soldiers in Hiding. A sword-swinging page-turner infused with a heady mix of Japanese etiquette, American ideals, and Machiavellian philosophy, Wiley's latest novel sparkles as it shapes history into an enlightened drama of the earliest moments of globalization.

About the Author

Richard Wiley is Professor of English and Associate Director of the Black Mountain Institute at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. His previous novels include Soldiers in Hiding (winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award), Fools' Gold, Festival for Three Thousand Maidens, Indigo, and Ahmed's Revenge.

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