The book transports readers to the captivating yet complex world of French Indochina in the 1920s. Harry A. Franck takes readers on an unforgettable journey through the lands that comprised Tongking, Laos, Annam, Cochin China, and Cambodia.
Franck's travels offer a vivid and immersive look at the cultures, people, and landscapes of a region undergoing the significant changes associated with French colonial rule. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Franck was an adventurous and independent traveler, known for experiencing local life firsthand and for his plain and candid writing style. His extensive travels through these lands, documented through his observations and over a hundred photographs, reveal the realities of a French Indochina that is now lost to history. Franck's valuable legacy provides a unique window into the social history of ordinary people during a period of rapid change, offering rich insights into the complexities of turn-of-the-century colonialism and its impact on the region and its people.
About the Author
Harry A. Franck (1881-1962) was a prominent American travel writer and self-described "vagabond" during the early to mid-20th century. After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1903, Franck embarked on a year-long journey around the world with minimal funds, supporting himself with odd jobs, like working as a census taker and policeman in the Panama Canal Zone. This adventure became the subject of his first book, "A Vagabond Journey Around the World", published in 1910, which included over a hundred of his own photographs.
Franck published over thirty illustrated travel books over four decades, offering a unique look at early 20th-century cultures before modernization. Some of his works include "Four Months Afoot in Spain", "Zone Policeman 88", "Vagabonding Down the Andes", "Roaming Through the West Indies", "Working North from Patagonia", "Wandering in Northern China" (1923), "Glimpses of Japan and Formosa" (1924), and "Roving Through Southern China" (1925).
1926, Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, New York. Faintly age-toned; map end pages; many fascinating period photos; binding tight; green boards with red lettering and pictorial dust jacket, have little wear, thanks to mylar cover.
| Book Details | |
| Author | Harry A. Franck |
| Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, New York |
| Publication Date | 1926 |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Dimensions | 14*19 |
| Pages | 357 |
| Language | English |
| Condition | faintly age-toned; map end pages; many fascinating period photos; binding tight; green boards with red lettering and pictorial dust jacket, have little wear, thanks to mylar cover. |
East of Siam: Ramblings In the Five Divisions of French Indo-China, by Harry A. Franck
- Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
- ISBN: 192602
- Availability: In Stock
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