Harris, Townsend 1804-1878
Overview
| Works: | 126 works in 266 publications in 7 languages and 4,428 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Biographies Autobiographies History Diaries Personal correspondence Legal memorandums |
| Roles: | Author, Creator |
| Classifications: | E183.8.J3, 327.52073 |
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Most widely held works about
Townsend Harris
- Shimoda story by Oliver Statler( Book )
- He opened the door of Japan : Townsend Harris and the story of his amazing adventures in establishing American relations with the Far East by Carl Crow( Book )
- The complete journal of Townsend Harris : first American consul and minister to Japan by Townsend Harris( Book )
- Five foreigners in Japan by Herbert H Gowen( Book )
- The complete journal of Townsend Harris, first American consul general and minister to Japan by Townsend Harris( Book )
- Townsend Harris, first American envoy in Japan by William Elliot Griffis( Book )
- Some unpublished letters of Townsend Harris by Townsend Harris( Book )
- Behind the silken curtain; the story of Townsend Harris by I. E Levine( Book )
- Butterfly in the wind by Rei Kimura( Book )
- Townsend Harris : a chapter in American diplomacy by Roland S Morris( Book )
- An American shrine in Tokyo; memorial meeting for Townsend Harris held at Zempuku-ji by Phi Beta Kappa in Japan( Book )
- El pabellón de las lagrimas by Rei Kimura( )
- Harisu den : Nihon no tobira o hiraita otoko by Carl Crow( Book )
- Harisu by Seiichi Sakata( Book )
- The establishment of the College of the city of New York as the Free academy in 1847, Townsend Harris, founder by Mario Emilio Cosenza( Book )
- Harris of Japan; the story of Townsend Harris and his amazing adventures in establishing relations with the Far East by Carl Crow( Book )
- Kaikoku no shisha : Harisu to Hyūsuken by Takashi Miyanaga( Book )
- Harisu by Seiichi Sakata( Book )
- The barbarian and the geisha by Robert Payne( Book )
- The American envoy (Townsend Harris) by Kidō Okamoto( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Townsend Harris
The complete journal of Townsend Harris : first American consul and minister to Japan by
Townsend Harris(
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18 editions published between 1901 and 1968 in English and held by 173 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
18 editions published between 1901 and 1968 in English and held by 173 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Shimoda story by
Oliver Statler(
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1 edition published in 1971 in English and held by 37 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On August 21, 1856, two years after an American fleet under Commodore Matthew C. Perry visited Japan's port of Shimoda, formal U.S. relations with the Japanese began: a naval vessel arrived at Shimoda, bringing Townsend Harris with credentials as first Consul General to Japan. He had two directives: to establish a consular office and to negotiate a trade treaty. Despite the Perry agreement, the Japanese did not welcome the presence of an American consul; they emphatically did not want a trade treaty. The maneuvering of the next sixteen months was complicated--at times dramatic, often amusing. Each side believed it was upholding the values of civilization against an opposing barbarism. Harris, with constant, often unreasonable demands, with threat and bluster, managed to throw all official Japan into turmoil. Perry had unlocked the door to Japan, but Harris opened it. Harris's role in the negotiations has been familiar to historians through his journal, his copious correspondence, and the diary of his young Dutch secretary-interpreter, Henry Heusken. One of the great virtues of Mr. Statler's account is that he has drawn his story not only from these documents but also from the even more detailed Japanese records. His cast of characters is varied and colorful, from government officers whose careers were irrevocably shaped by Harris's mission, to towns-people whose lives were only incidentally affected by the foreigner in their midst. Shimoda Story is much more than a chronicle of negotiations. It is both a political and a social history of Japan in the 1850s. It gives a warm and intimate picture of Shimoda, a town of spirited inhabitants--merchants and innkeepers, fishermen and farmers, girls who enticed and entertained the crews of coastal vessels, a town which was, for a few exciting months, the setting for the drama of Japan's reentry into the world after more than two centuries of seclusion
1 edition published in 1971 in English and held by 37 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On August 21, 1856, two years after an American fleet under Commodore Matthew C. Perry visited Japan's port of Shimoda, formal U.S. relations with the Japanese began: a naval vessel arrived at Shimoda, bringing Townsend Harris with credentials as first Consul General to Japan. He had two directives: to establish a consular office and to negotiate a trade treaty. Despite the Perry agreement, the Japanese did not welcome the presence of an American consul; they emphatically did not want a trade treaty. The maneuvering of the next sixteen months was complicated--at times dramatic, often amusing. Each side believed it was upholding the values of civilization against an opposing barbarism. Harris, with constant, often unreasonable demands, with threat and bluster, managed to throw all official Japan into turmoil. Perry had unlocked the door to Japan, but Harris opened it. Harris's role in the negotiations has been familiar to historians through his journal, his copious correspondence, and the diary of his young Dutch secretary-interpreter, Henry Heusken. One of the great virtues of Mr. Statler's account is that he has drawn his story not only from these documents but also from the even more detailed Japanese records. His cast of characters is varied and colorful, from government officers whose careers were irrevocably shaped by Harris's mission, to towns-people whose lives were only incidentally affected by the foreigner in their midst. Shimoda Story is much more than a chronicle of negotiations. It is both a political and a social history of Japan in the 1850s. It gives a warm and intimate picture of Shimoda, a town of spirited inhabitants--merchants and innkeepers, fishermen and farmers, girls who enticed and entertained the crews of coastal vessels, a town which was, for a few exciting months, the setting for the drama of Japan's reentry into the world after more than two centuries of seclusion
The complete journal of Townsend Harris by
Townsend Harris(
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7 editions published between 1930 and 1959 in English and Japanese and held by 20 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published between 1930 and 1959 in English and Japanese and held by 20 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Memorial of Townsend Harris, J.S. Bosworth, John L. Mason, committee of the Board of Education of the city of New-York, praying
that an act be passed authorizing the board to establish a Free Academy, in that city by
New York (N.Y.)(
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3 editions published between 1847 and 2012 in English and held by 16 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published between 1847 and 2012 in English and held by 16 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The complete journal of Townsend Harris, first American consul general and minister to Japan by
Townsend Harris(
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7 editions published between 1930 and 2015 in English and Thai and held by 13 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Excerpts from the author's diary describing his trips to Thailand, 1855-1856
7 editions published between 1930 and 2015 in English and Thai and held by 13 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Excerpts from the author's diary describing his trips to Thailand, 1855-1856
Occhio giapponese by
Townsend Harris(
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2 editions published in 1963 in Italian and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1963 in Italian and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Complete Journal of Townsend Harris, first American Consul and minister to Japan. Introduction and notes by Mario Emilio
Cosenza ... Revised edition. (Second printing.) [With plates.] by
Townsend Harris(
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3 editions published in 1959 in English and held by 4 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1959 in English and held by 4 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Complete Journal of Townsend Harris, first American Consul General and Minister to Japan. Introduction and notes by Mario
Emilio Cosenza. [With plates, including a portrait.] by Japan Society of America (N.Y.)(
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2 editions published in 1930 in English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1930 in English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Townsend Harris, first American envoy in Japan by
William Elliot Griffis(
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1 edition published in 1971 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1971 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ishin hishi nichibei gaikō no shinsō by
Townsend Harris(
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1 edition published in 1913 in Japanese and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1913 in Japanese and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Harisu Nihon taizai ki by
Townsend Harris(
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2 editions published between 1900 and 1997 in Japanese and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published between 1900 and 1997 in Japanese and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Harisu nihon taizaiki(
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3 editions published in 1944 in Japanese and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1944 in Japanese and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Harris of Japan; the story of Townsend Harris and his amazing adventures in establishing relations with the Far East by
Carl Crow(
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2 editions published in 1939 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1939 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The complete journal of Townsend Harris, first American Consul and Minister to Japan ; Introd. and notes by Mario Emilio Cosenza,
with a pref. by Douglas MacArthur II by
Townsend Harris(
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2 editions published between 1959 and 1968 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published between 1959 and 1968 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Five foreigners in Japan. (Reprinted.) by
Herbert H Gowen(
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1 edition published in 1967 in Undetermined and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1967 in Undetermined and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The complete journal of Townsend Harris, First American consul and Minister to Japan. Intr. and notes by M.E. Consenza. With
a pref. by D. MacArthur II by
Townsend Harris(
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1 edition published in 1959 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
1 edition published in 1959 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Townsend Harris, first American Envoy in Japan. [Extracts from his journal, with a biographical sketch] by W.E. Griffis by
Townsend Harris(
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1 edition published in 1895 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
1 edition published in 1895 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Memorial of Townsend Harris, J.S. Bosworth, John L. Mason ... : praying that an act be passed ... to establish a Free Academy by
New York (N.Y.)(
Book
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1 edition published in 1847 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
1 edition published in 1847 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Nihon taizaiki = The Complete Journal of Townsend Harris by
Townsend Harris(
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1 edition published in 1964 in Japanese and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
1 edition published in 1964 in Japanese and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Thomas Allibone and Catherine Ann Drinker Janvier papers by
Thomas A Janvier(
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in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Collection contains correspondence, papers concerning the Provencal movement and Mexico, miscellaneous papers, and Spanish and Mexican manuscripts
in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Collection contains correspondence, papers concerning the Provencal movement and Mexico, miscellaneous papers, and Spanish and Mexican manuscripts
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Related Identities
- Consenza, Mario Emilio Other Author Editor
- Statler, Oliver Author
- Crow, Carl 1883-1945 Author
- MacArthur, Douglas 1909-
- Adams, William 1564-1620
- Pinto, Fernão Mendes -1583
- Francis Xavier Saint 1506-1552
- Gowen, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry) 1864-1960 Author
- MacDonald, Ranald 1824-1894
- Japan Society (New York, N.Y.)
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Adams, William, Authors, Occitan Biographical fiction Concubinage Consuls Diplomatic and consular service, American Diplomatic relations Diplomats East and West Education, Higher Employees France--Provence Francis Xavier,--Saint, Free Academy (New York, N.Y.) Geishas Harris, Townsend, Heusken, Henry C. J., Janvier, Thomas A.--(Thomas Allibone), Japan Japan--Shimoda-shi MacDonald, Ranald, Mexico New York (State) New York (State)--New York Occitan literature Pakistan Pinto, Fernão Mendes, Poets, Occitan Politicians Politics and government Public universities and colleges Scientists Spain Statesmen Thailand Tōjin Okichi, Travel United States
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Alternative Names
1856年哈里斯与暹罗条约
Hǣrīt, Thaosēn
Hǣrīt, Thaosēn 1804-1878
Harisu, Taunsendo
Harisu Taunsendo 1804-1878
Townsend Harris Amerikaans diplomaat (1804-1878)
Townsend Harris amerikansk diplomat
Townsend Harris diplomat amerikan
Townsend Harris diplomata norte-americano
Townsend Harris diplomate américain
Townsend Harris diplomàtic estatunidenc
Townsend Harris diplomático estadounidense
Townsend Harris diplomatico statunitense
Townsend Harris diplomáticu estauxunidense (1804–1878)
Townsend Harris taidhleoir Meiriceánach
Townsend Harris US-amerikanischer Kaufmann und Politiker
Townsend Harris usona diplomato
تاونسند هاريس دبلوماسي أمريكي
تاونسند هریس دیپلمات آمریکایی
ทาวน์เซนด์ แฮร์ริส นักการทูตชาวอเมริกัน
타운젠드 해리스
タウンゼント・ハリス
タウンゼント・ハリス アメリカ合衆国の外交官。初代駐日本アメリカ合衆国弁理公使
ハリス
ハリス, タウンゼンド
汤森·哈里斯
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