Another entry in Carpenter's geographical reader series with information on the peoples, cultures, and everyday life of this Asian area. - Summary by BettyB
Chapters
1 A Word Before We Start 4 min 2 In Bangkok 20 min 3 King Rama and his Realm 22 min 4 Some Shrines and Rites of Siam 19 min 5 Siam's French Neighbour 20 min 6 Burma and Its Capital 17 min 7 The Golden Pagoda 20 min 8 Rice Mills and Paddy Fields of the Irrawaddy 14 min 9 At the Rangoon Jail 14 min 10 Elephant Lumberjacks 11 min 11 The Light of Asia 16 min 12 The Women of Burma 24 min 13 Calcutta 16 min 14 The Viceroy and his Job 22 min 15 On the Roof of the Globe 16 min 16 The Farms of the Himalayas 17 min 17 On the Fringe of India 13 min 18 The Ashes of Buddha 17 min 19 Travelling on India's Railways 19 min 20 Benares, Holy City of the Hindus 20 min 21 The Bathers and Burning Ghats of the Ganges 9 min 22 The Slaves of Caste 16 min 23 The Hungry Farmers of Hindustan 19 min 24 Delhi 19 min 25 Woman's Greatest Monument 15 min 26 Baby Brides and Child Widows 19 min 27 Jaipur and the Rajahs 22 min 28 Bombay, Western Gateway of India 20 min 29 The Towers of Silence on Malabar Hill 16 min 30 Indian Captains of Industry 16 min 31 John Bull's Biggest Police Job 19 min 32 Husband Hunting and the Social Tug of War 15 min
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