Tokyo Bay: A Novel of Japan

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Tokyo Bay: A Novel of Japan

A thrilling novel of the Westâ€™s first journeys to Japan from â€œa master storytellerâ€ and theacclaimed author of Saigon and Peking (The Kansas City Star).
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A fleet of ships billowing black smoke steam past Japanâ€™s tributary islands in July 1853, setting off panic among a people who have been sealed off from the rest of the world for over two hundred years. Commodore Matthew Perry has arrived, sent by the US president to open Japan to American ships and tradeâ€”by force, if necessary.
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Navy lieutenant Robert Eden, an idealistic New Englander, immediately recognizes that the colonial intentions of his countrymen will ignite a violent conflict with the feudal, sword-wielding samurai. Inspired to pursue peace, he jumps ship and finds himself plunged into a world of frightful and noble warriors, artfully exotic geishas, and a distraught populace who view the Americans as monsters.
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Eden tries to bridge the divide between two proud, unyielding cultures in the name of morality, but he may not survive to see the lasting harmony he hopes to create.
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