1.0ACC Art Books UShttps://www.accartbooks.com/usACC Art Books UShttps://www.accartbooks.com/usrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4lweyszGc9"><a href="https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/in-bangkok/">In Bangkok</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/in-bangkok/embed/#?secret=4lweyszGc9" width="600" height="338" title="“In Bangkok” — ACC Art Books US" data-secret="4lweyszGc9" 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/9786164510906-04-1.jpg9221400A fascinating and diverse collection of travel writings from visitors to Bangkok 1895-1935. Richly illustrated with contemporary artwork and photographs.Preface 8 Introduction: Bangkok in 13 the Early Twentieth Century Bound for Bangkok 23 First Impressions 43 Ice 53 The Sudden Death of an Engineer 56 Palaces and Royalty 58 Doing the Wats 66 Built Upon the Waters 72 The City of Magnificent Distances 76 Post and Telecommunications 92 Along New Road 95 An Up-to-Date Building for Business 98 Almost a Danish Colony? 101 Germans and the Great War 105 The People of Bangkok 114 One of the Truly Great 136 Men of the World Dinner at the Room of the Moon 139 Food Production 145 Ceremonies and Festivals 148 The Foreign Colony 154 Legations and Consulates 163 At Home 170 Shopping 181 Chummeries 190 Beer 194 X’mas 197 Language 201 Mias 206 Servants 209 Flora and Fauna 214 The Snake Farm 223 Night Life 227 Vice 253 Crime and Punishment 266 Missions 275 In School 283 Health and Hygiene 296 Sports and Games 313 Wongkit’s Dream 320 The Press 324 Scholarly Pursuits 330 The Visual Arts 339 Tourists 345 The Aerodrome 365 What Price Progress? 369 The Protestant Cemetery 373 Going Home 377 Sources 382 Further Reading and Visits 387 Index 389