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From Bangkok to Bombay (Siam, French Indo-China, Burma and Hindustan)

Frank G. Carpenter (1855 - 1924)

Another entry in Carpenter's geographical reader series with information on the peoples, cultures, and everyday life of this Asian area. - Summary by BettyB

Genre(s): Travel & Geography

Language: English

Keyword(s): religion (734), culture (77), geography (53), Asia (35), industry (19), everyday life (5), post ww 1 (1)

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	A Word Before We Start	BettyB	00:03:42
Play 02	In Bangkok	BettyB	00:20:08
Play 03	King Rama and his Realm	BettyB	00:21:40
Play 04	Some Shrines and Rites of Siam	BettyB	00:18:48
Play 05	Siam's French Neighbour	BettyB	00:19:53
Play 06	Burma and Its Capital	BettyB	00:17:00
Play 07	The Golden Pagoda	BettyB	00:20:01
Play 08	Rice Mills and Paddy Fields of the Irrawaddy	BettyB	00:13:56
Play 09	At the Rangoon Jail	BettyB	00:14:04
Play 10	Elephant Lumberjacks	BettyB	00:11:02
Play 11	The Light of Asia	BettyB	00:16:06
Play 12	The Women of Burma	BettyB	00:23:44
Play 13	Calcutta	BettyB	00:15:42
Play 14	The Viceroy and his Job	BettyB	00:22:00
Play 15	On the Roof of the Globe	BettyB	00:15:50
Play 16	The Farms of the Himalayas	BettyB	00:16:33
Play 17	On the Fringe of India	BettyB	00:13:13
Play 18	The Ashes of Buddha	BettyB	00:17:01
Play 19	Travelling on India's Railways	BettyB	00:18:58
Play 20	Benares, Holy City of the Hindus	BettyB	00:20:12
Play 21	The Bathers and Burning Ghats of the Ganges	BettyB	00:08:56
Play 22	The Slaves of Caste	BettyB	00:16:14
Play 23	The Hungry Farmers of Hindustan	BettyB	00:19:21
Play 24	Delhi	BettyB	00:19:22
Play 25	Woman's Greatest Monument	BettyB	00:14:39
Play 26	Baby Brides and Child Widows	BettyB	00:19:19
Play 27	Jaipur and the Rajahs	BettyB	00:22:29
Play 28	Bombay, Western Gateway of India	BettyB	00:20:25
Play 29	The Towers of Silence on Malabar Hill	BettyB	00:15:34
Play 30	Indian Captains of Industry	BettyB	00:15:39
Play 31	John Bull's Biggest Police Job	BettyB	00:18:39
Play 32	Husband Hunting and the Social Tug of War	BettyB	00:15:10

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From Bangkok to Bombay (Siam, French Indo-China, Burma and Hindustan)