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Carpenter's Geographical Reader: Asia
From the Preface:
"This reader aims to give a simple description of the people and countries of Asia as they as to-day. It is not intended as a complete geography or a summary of the geographical knowledge of the lands described; but as a supplement to the study of the geographies in use, and for reading in connection with them. The text-book on geography may in the respect be called the skeleton, and thi reader the flesh and blood which clothes the bones and makes the countries a living whole in the minds of the pupils."
Illustrated with photographs, drawings, and a colorful map.
"This reader aims to give a simple description of the people and countries of Asia as they as to-day. It is not intended as a complete geography or a summary of the geographical knowledge of the lands described; but as a supplement to the study of the geographies in use, and for reading in connection with them. The text-book on geography may in the respect be called the skeleton, and thi reader the flesh and blood which clothes the bones and makes the countries a living whole in the minds of the pupils."
Illustrated with photographs, drawings, and a colorful map.
307 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1897
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About the author
Frank G. Carpenter
127 books1 followerFrank George Carpenter was an author, photographer, lecturer, collector of photographs. Carpenter was a writer of standard geography textbooks and lecturer on geography, and wrote a series of books called Carpenter's World Travels which were very popular between 1915 and 1930.
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February 26, 2025
Imagine the excitement I experienced when I saw an 1898 hardcover of this book at a local resale shop! For $1, I could not go wrong.
This is an eye-opening look at various Oriental countries – Japan, Siam, Singapore, Burma, India, Tibet, Persia, Arabia, Palestine, Russia in the West, and China. I like the forthright honesty about these countries and their people. There is no wishy-washy “wokeness,” no America-bashing, no ignoring the exquisiteness and brutal horrors of these cultures. These are their cultures, their history, and it should remain theirs.
Frank G. Carpenter writes in a easy manner, from the beginning when we board the ocean liner, to our overland travels, and back on the ship to the United States.
This is how these types of books should be written. I miss that. I completely enjoyed reading this musty old book!
📕Published — 1898.
🎨Illustrated.
📖 Book version.
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This is an eye-opening look at various Oriental countries – Japan, Siam, Singapore, Burma, India, Tibet, Persia, Arabia, Palestine, Russia in the West, and China. I like the forthright honesty about these countries and their people. There is no wishy-washy “wokeness,” no America-bashing, no ignoring the exquisiteness and brutal horrors of these cultures. These are their cultures, their history, and it should remain theirs.
Frank G. Carpenter writes in a easy manner, from the beginning when we board the ocean liner, to our overland travels, and back on the ship to the United States.
This is how these types of books should be written. I miss that. I completely enjoyed reading this musty old book!
📕Published — 1898.
🎨Illustrated.
📖 Book version.
༻ ༺ ༅ ✬ ༅ ༻ ༺ ༅ ✬ ༅ ༻༺ ༅ ✬ ༅ ༻ ༺
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