IX. THE AMERICAN LINE-OF-BATTLE SHIP.—AMONG TURKS AND GREEKS 72 X. THE CONCORD IN THE SEAS OF RUSSIA AND EGYPT.—CZAR AND KHEDIVE 81 XI. A DIPLOMATIC VOYAGE IN THE FRIGATE BRANDYWINE.—ANDREW JACKSON’S STALWART POLICY.—PERRY REHEARSES FOR JAPAN.—NAPLES PAYS UP 91 SHORE DUTY. TEN YEARS OF SCIENCE AND PROGRESS. XII. THE FOUNDER OF THE BROOKLYN NAVAL LYCEUM.—MASTER-COMMANDANT PERRY 99 XIII. THE FATHER OF THE AMERICAN STEAM NAVY.—THE ENGINEER’S STATUS FIXED.—THE LINE AND THE STAFF 110 XIV. PERRY DISCOVERS THE RAM.—THE TRIREME’S PROW RESTORED.—THE “LINE-OF-BATTLE” CHANGED TO “BOWS ON” 120 XV. LIGHTHOUSE ILLUMINATION.—LENSES OR REFLECTORS? 129 XVI. REVOLUTIONS IN NAVAL ARCHITECTURE.—THE NEW MIDDLE TERM BETWEEN COURAGE AND CANNON.—CALORIC 138 XVII. THE SCHOOL OF GUN PRACTICE AT SANDY HOOK.—BOMB-GUNS AND THE COMING SHELLS 146 XVIII. THE TWIN STEAMERS MISSOURI AND MISSISSIPPI.—IRON-CLADS AND ARMOR 156 COMMODORE OF A SQUADRON. AFRICAN WATERS. EXTIRPATING “THE SUM OF ALL VILLIANIES.” XIX. THE BROAD PENNANT.—OUR ONLY FOREIGN COLONY.—POWDER AND BALL AT BERRIBEE 167 XX. SCIENCE AND RELIGION.—A WAR OF INK BOTTLES.—PERRY AS A MISSIONARY AND CIVILIZER 183 THE MEXICAN WAR. XXI. THE MEXICAN WAR 197 XXII. COMMODORE PERRY COMMANDS THE SQUADRON 216 XXIII. THE NAVAL BATTERY BREACHES THE WALLS OF VERA CRUZ 226 XXIV. THE NAVAL BRIGADE.—CAPTURE OF TABASCO 241 XXV. FIGHTING THE YELLOW FEVER.—PEACE 251 XXVI. RESULTS OF THE WAR.—GOLD AND THE PACIFIC COAST 261 JAPAN. XXVII. AMERICAN ATTEMPTS TO OPEN TRADE 270 XXVIII. ORIGIN OF THE AMERICAN EXPEDITION TO JAPAN 281 XXIX. PREPARATIONS FOR JAPAN.—AN INTERNATIONAL EPISODE 294 XXX. THE FIRE-VESSELS OF THE WESTERN BARBARIANS 314 XXXI. PANIC IN YEDO.—RECEPTION OF THE PRESIDENT’S LETTER 329 XXXII. JAPANESE PREPARATIONS FOR TREATY-MAKING 343 XXXIII. THE PROFESSOR AND THE SAILOR MAKE A TREATY 359 XXXIV. LAST LABORS 375 THE MAN AND HIS WORK.