It takes the average reader 2 hours and 53 minutes to read The Perry Expedition and the "Opening of Japan to the West," 1853–1873 by Paul Hendrix Clark
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By the time U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's squadron of four ships sailed into Tokyo Bay on July 8, 1853, the Japanese Tokugawa government had already fended off similarly unwelcome intrusions by the French, the Russians, the Dutch, and the British. These Western imperialists had the power and the means to force Japan into the kinds of treaties that would effectively spell the end of Japan’s autonomy, maybe even its existence as an independent country. At the same moment, Japan was also grappling with a serious insurrection, the death of an emperor, and the death of a shogun—as well as with a...
The Perry Expedition and the "Opening of Japan to the West," 1853–1873 by Paul Hendrix Clark is 168 pages long, and a total of 43,344 words.
This makes it 57% the length of the average book. It also has 53% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 56 minutes to read The Perry Expedition and the "Opening of Japan to the West," 1853–1873 aloud.
The Perry Expedition and the "Opening of Japan to the West," 1853–1873 is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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