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Carpenter's Geographical Reader: Asia

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 (8 hr 43 min)

Chapters

Preface

Introduction

From America to Japan on a Big Ocean Steamer

The Island Empire of Japan

Yokohama, A Japanese Seaport

Tokyo, the Capital of Japan

Home Life in Japan

The Emperor. How Japan is Governed

Japanese Children at School. Books and Newspapers

Japanese Children at Play

Japanese Farms and Farmers

Commercial and Industrial

Korea, the Hermit Nation

Business Among the Koreans. Education

China

The Great Capital of China

The Emperor and the Government

The Great Wall of China

Mongolia and Manchuria

Chinese Boats and Boat people

Chinese Farms and Farming. Tea

Industrial China

Curious Chinese Customs

Foreign Colonies in China

Indo China

Siam and the Siamese

The King of Siam and His Government. Buddhism

Singapore and the Malays

In British Burma

With the Burmese at Home

The Working Elephants in Burma

Industrial Burma. Rice

General View of India

The Wild Animals of India

The Cities of India

The Villages of India. Home Life

Among the Indian Farmers

The Stores and Trades of India

The Religions of India. A Visit to Benares

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

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

Tibet and the Tibetans

Afghanistan

Persia

Arabia, or Life in the Desert

In an Arabian Village. Mecca and Medina

Asiatic Turkey. In Palestine and Mesopotamia

Travels among the Turks

Russia in Asia. Transcaucasia, Turkestan and the Steppes

Russia in Asia. Siberia