1.0ACC Art Books UShttps://www.accartbooks.com/usACC Art Books UShttps://www.accartbooks.com/usrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="6yqtR5SIXd"><a href="https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/chariot-of-the-sun/">Chariot of the Sun</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/chariot-of-the-sun/embed/#?secret=6yqtR5SIXd" width="600" height="338" title="“Chariot of the Sun” — ACC Art Books US" data-secret="6yqtR5SIXd" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.accartbooks.com/us/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.accartbooks.com/app/uploads/books/9786164510630-04-1.jpg6711000Chariot of the Sun relates the history of Siam to that of the author's family story; the Bunnags came from Persia in the early 17th century and through daring, cunning and good fortune were to hold commanding positions of power during the 19th century.The Great Flood of 2011 11 Hyrcania 16 Bunnags 20 The City of Memory 25 Calling up the Past 30 The Construction 33 Nicknames 36 The Spirit House 40 Somboon’s Eclipse 42 The Fork and Spoon 47 Four Reigns 52 The Buddha’s Footprint 57 The War 61 The Pikul Tree 66 The Ministry of War 70 Khlong Bang Nang Cham 76 Water and Time 79 A Decade of War 82 The Marble Dining Table 86 Mom Bunnag’s House 93 The Southern Wall 97 Mnemonics 100 A Tour of Thonburi 104 Dit’s Life and Times 113 The Upper Terrace 119 Dit’s Folly 123 Lunch with Tej 126 The Master Bedroom 132 Chuang’s Eclipse City 137 Exploring Khlong San 144 Siamese Souvenirs 151 The Drawing Room 158 The Palace Play 163 The White Monkey 170 Tigers, Cobras, Crocodiles and Whales 175 Sanatoria 180 The Little House 187 From Wat Buppharam to Ton Son Mosque 191 Funeral Books 195 Weapons 199 The Pantry 208 Lost in the Supermarket 212 The Kitchen 216 Chao Chom Liam’s Notebooks 219 Mad Dogs and Englishmen 222 285, Silom Road 226 The Workshop 231 The Bridge 236 Telegrams 240 Snapshots 243 The Library 245 Wong Wian Yai 248 Deaths 251 Demolition 255 The Family Tree 259 Maps 262 Photo Credits and captions 264 Family Trees 268 Epilogue and Acknowledgements 272 Endnotes 280 Index 291