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Carpenter's Geographical Reader: Asia

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Carpenter's Geographical Reader: Asia

by Frank G. Carpenter

English· 08:43:50· 50 chapters
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
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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Preface

    03:31
  2. Chapter 2

    Introduction

    10:18
  3. Chapter 3

    From America to Japan on a Big Ocean Steamer

    07:31
  4. Chapter 4

    The Island Empire of Japan

    12:44
  5. Chapter 5

    Yokohama, A Japanese Seaport

    07:50
  6. Chapter 6

    Tokyo, the Capital of Japan

    13:57
  7. Chapter 7

    Home Life in Japan

    13:24
  8. Chapter 8

    The Emperor. How Japan is Governed

    11:03
  9. Chapter 9

    Japanese Children at School. Books and Newspapers

    07:00
  10. Chapter 10

    Japanese Children at Play

    06:59
  11. Chapter 11

    Japanese Farms and Farmers

    13:23
  12. Chapter 12

    Commercial and Industrial

    09:11
  13. Chapter 13

    Korea, the Hermit Nation

    09:41
  14. Chapter 14

    Business Among the Koreans. Education

    08:35
  15. Chapter 15

    China

    15:04
  16. Chapter 16

    The Great Capital of China

    10:50
  17. Chapter 17

    The Emperor and the Government

    10:35
  18. Chapter 18

    The Great Wall of China

    09:02
  19. Chapter 19

    Mongolia and Manchuria

    09:18
  20. Chapter 20

    Chinese Boats and Boat people

    09:36
  21. Chapter 21

    Chinese Farms and Farming. Tea

    09:56
  22. Chapter 22

    Industrial China

    10:26
  23. Chapter 23

    Curious Chinese Customs

    08:45
  24. Chapter 24

    Foreign Colonies in China

    07:51
  25. Chapter 25

    Indo China

    09:50
  26. Chapter 26

    Siam and the Siamese

    12:29
  27. Chapter 27

    The King of Siam and His Government. Buddhism

    10:15
  28. Chapter 28

    Singapore and the Malays

    13:08
  29. Chapter 29

    In British Burma

    10:13
  30. Chapter 30

    With the Burmese at Home

    08:59
  31. Chapter 31

    The Working Elephants in Burma

    06:08
  32. Chapter 32

    Industrial Burma. Rice

    08:34
  33. Chapter 33

    General View of India

    14:01
  34. Chapter 34

    The Wild Animals of India

    10:33
  35. Chapter 35

    The Cities of India

    14:07
  36. Chapter 36

    The Villages of India. Home Life

    10:42
  37. Chapter 37

    Among the Indian Farmers

    12:48
  38. Chapter 38

    The Stores and Trades of India

    11:23
  39. Chapter 39

    The Religions of India. A Visit to Benares

    10:58
  40. Chapter 40

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

    14:18
  41. Chapter 41

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

    14:24
  42. Chapter 42

    Tibet and the Tibetans

    13:41
  43. Chapter 43

    Afghanistan

    07:12
  44. Chapter 44

    Persia

    13:05
  45. Chapter 45

    Arabia, or Life in the Desert

    12:41
  46. Chapter 46

    In an Arabian Village. Mecca and Medina

    07:21
  47. Chapter 47

    Asiatic Turkey. In Palestine and Mesopotamia

    14:15
  48. Chapter 48

    Travels among the Turks

    08:22
  49. Chapter 49

    Russia in Asia. Transcaucasia, Turkestan and the Steppes

    08:39
  50. Chapter 50

    Russia in Asia. Siberia

    09:14