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Carpenter's Geographical Reader: Asia

Carpenter's Geographical Reader: Asia

by Frank G. Carpenter

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Provider: Librivox
Languages:
English
Genres:
Juvenile Nonfiction / General
Narrators:
BettyB
Published: 1911
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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

Chapters8h 44m

01

Preface

03:31

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02

Introduction

10:18

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03

From America to Japan on a Big Ocean Steamer

07:31

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04

The Island Empire of Japan

12:44

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05

Yokohama, A Japanese Seaport

07:50

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06

Tokyo, the Capital of Japan

13:57

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07

Home Life in Japan

13:24

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08

The Emperor. How Japan is Governed

11:03

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09

Japanese Children at School. Books and Newspapers

07:00

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10

Japanese Children at Play

06:59

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11

Japanese Farms and Farmers

13:23

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12

Commercial and Industrial

09:11

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13

Korea, the Hermit Nation

09:41

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14

Business Among the Koreans. Education

08:35

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15

China

15:04

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16

The Great Capital of China

10:50

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17

The Emperor and the Government

10:35

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18

The Great Wall of China

09:02

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19

Mongolia and Manchuria

09:18

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20

Chinese Boats and Boat people

09:36

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21

Chinese Farms and Farming. Tea

09:56

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22

Industrial China

10:26

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23

Curious Chinese Customs

08:45

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24

Foreign Colonies in China

07:51

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25

Indo China

09:50

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26

Siam and the Siamese

12:29

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27

The King of Siam and His Government. Buddhism

10:15

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28

Singapore and the Malays

13:08

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29

In British Burma

10:13

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30

With the Burmese at Home

08:59

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31

The Working Elephants in Burma

06:08

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32

Industrial Burma. Rice

08:34

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33

General View of India

14:01

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34

The Wild Animals of India

10:33

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The Cities of India

14:07

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36

The Villages of India. Home Life

10:42

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Among the Indian Farmers

12:48

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38

The Stores and Trades of India

11:23

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The Religions of India. A Visit to Benares

10:58

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40

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

14:18

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

14:24

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42

Tibet and the Tibetans

13:41

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43

Afghanistan

07:12

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Persia

13:05

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45

Arabia, or Life in the Desert

12:41

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46

In an Arabian Village. Mecca and Medina

07:21

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47

Asiatic Turkey. In Palestine and Mesopotamia

14:15

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48

Travels among the Turks

08:22

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49

Russia in Asia. Transcaucasia, Turkestan and the Steppes

08:39

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50

Russia in Asia. Siberia

09:14

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