| Author |
Winston, W. R. |
| LoC No. |
50043556
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| Title |
Four years in Upper Burma
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| Alternate Title |
4 years in Upper Burma
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| Original Publication |
London: C. H. Kelly, 1892.
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| Contents |
Introductory -- The journey to Mandalay -- Mandalay in 1887 -- The people of Mandalay -- The pacification of Upper Burma -- British influence in the Shan States -- Five years of British rule -- Intoxicants in Burma: the liquor question -- Intoxicants in Burma: the opium question -- The frontier mountain races of Burma -- Buddhism in Burma -- Burmese religious institutions and usages -- The Burmans -- Burmese home life -- And true ideal missionary and a false missionary ideal -- Our early experiences in the Burma mission -- Further developments -- Seeking the lost -- A jungle journey -- The Home for Lepers at Mandalay.
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| Credits |
Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia
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| Subject |
Burma, Upper -- Description and travel
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
73184 |
| Release Date |
Mar 17, 2024 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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