Carpenter's Geographical Reader: Asia
by Frank G. Carpenter
About this book
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
Chapters (49)
1Introduction
2From America to Japan on a Big Ocean Steamer
3The Island Empire of Japan
4Yokohama, A Japanese Seaport
5Tokyo, the Capital of Japan
6Home Life in Japan
7The Emperor. How Japan is Governed
8Japanese Children at School. Books and Newspapers
9Japanese Children at Play
10Japanese Farms and Farmers
11Commercial and Industrial
12Korea, the Hermit Nation
13Business Among the Koreans. Education
14China
15The Great Capital of China
16The Emperor and the Government
17The Great Wall of China
18Mongolia and Manchuria
19Chinese Boats and Boat people
20Chinese Farms and Farming. Tea
21Industrial China
22Curious Chinese Customs
23Foreign Colonies in China
24Indo China
25Siam and the Siamese
26The King of Siam and His Government. Buddhism
27Singapore and the Malays
28In British Burma
29With the Burmese at Home
30The Working Elephants in Burma
31Industrial Burma. Rice
32General View of India
33The Wild Animals of India
34The Cities of India
35The Villages of India. Home Life
36Among the Indian Farmers
37The Stores and Trades of India
38The Religions of India. A Visit to Benares
39The Native States of India. A Visit to the Rajah of Jaipur
40Above the Clouds; or, Nature and Man in the Heart of the Himalaya Mountains
41Tibet and the Tibetans
42Afghanistan
43Persia
44Arabia, or Life in the Desert
45In an Arabian Village. Mecca and Medina
46Asiatic Turkey. In Palestine and Mesopotamia
47Travels among the Turks
48Russia in Asia. Transcaucasia, Turkestan and the Steppes
49Russia in Asia. Siberia
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