Through travelogues, lifestyle descriptions and cultural notes the reader will visit China, Japan, India, Korea, parts of the Holy Land and Turkey as they were in the early 20th century. Summary by BettyB
PrefaceIntroductionFrom America to Japan on a Big Ocean SteamerThe Island Empire of JapanYokohama, A Japanese SeaportTokyo, the Capital of JapanHome Life in JapanThe Emperor. How Japan is GovernedJapanese Children at School. Books and NewspapersJapanese Children at PlayJapanese Farms and FarmersCommercial and IndustrialKorea, the Hermit NationBusiness Among the Koreans. EducationChinaThe Great Capital of ChinaThe Emperor and the GovernmentThe Great Wall of ChinaMongolia and ManchuriaChinese Boats and Boat peopleChinese Farms and Farming. TeaIndustrial ChinaCurious Chinese CustomsForeign Colonies in ChinaIndo ChinaSiam and the SiameseThe King of Siam and His Government. BuddhismSingapore and the MalaysIn British BurmaWith the Burmese at HomeThe Working Elephants in BurmaIndustrial Burma. RiceGeneral View of IndiaThe Wild Animals of IndiaThe Cities of IndiaThe Villages of India. Home LifeAmong the Indian FarmersThe Stores and Trades of IndiaThe Religions of India. A Visit to BenaresThe Native States of India. A Visit to the Rajah of JaipurAbove the Clouds; or, Nature and Man in the Heart of the Himalaya MountainsTibet and the TibetansAfghanistanPersiaArabia, or Life in the DesertIn an Arabian Village. Mecca and MedinaAsiatic Turkey. In Palestine and MesopotamiaTravels among the TurksRussia in Asia. Transcaucasia, Turkestan and the SteppesRussia in Asia. Siberia
Carpenter's Geographical Reader: Asia - Frank G. Carpenter - Description and brief content, listen free online on the e-library site at Knigi-Audio.com/en/
