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Carpenter's Geographical Reader: Asia

Carpenter's Geographical Reader: Asia

by Frank G. CARPENTER (1855 - 1924)

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


Above the Clouds; or, Nature and Man in the Heart of the Himalaya Mountains

Afghanistan

Among the Indian Farmers

Arabia, or Life in the Desert

Asiatic Turkey. In Palestine and Mesopotamia

Business Among the Koreans. Education

China

Chinese Boats and Boat people

Chinese Farms and Farming. Tea

Commercial and Industrial

Curious Chinese Customs

Foreign Colonies in China

From America to Japan on a Big Ocean Steamer

General View of India

Home Life in Japan

In an Arabian Village. Mecca and Medina

In British Burma

Indo China

Industrial Burma. Rice

Industrial China

Introduction

Japanese Children at Play

Japanese Children at School. Books and Newspapers

Japanese Farms and Farmers

Korea, the Hermit Nation

Mongolia and Manchuria

Persia

Preface

Russia in Asia. Siberia

Russia in Asia. Transcaucasia, Turkestan and the Steppes

Siam and the Siamese

Singapore and the Malays

The Cities of India

The Emperor and the Government

The Emperor. How Japan is Governed

The Great Capital of China

The Great Wall of China

The Island Empire of Japan

The King of Siam and His Government. Buddhism

The Native States of India. A Visit to the Rajah of Jaipur

The Religions of India. A Visit to Benares

The Stores and Trades of India

The Villages of India. Home Life

The Wild Animals of India

The Working Elephants in Burma

Tibet and the Tibetans

Tokyo, the Capital of Japan

Travels among the Turks

With the Burmese at Home

Yokohama, A Japanese Seaport