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Bangkok: White Lotus, 1994. The account reviews the dynamic situation in Siam at the end of the nineteenth century; it is a vivid portrayal of the people and the place. Its author, a British national working for Siam's government, skillfully navigated his way through uncharted political and social terrain. His narrative provides a refreshing and singular perspective of the country in those tumultuous times. As an official in the newly created Department of Mines, Smyth traveled to frontier provinces that at the time went through the process of cartographic and administrative incorporation into Siam. His unique position enabled him to provide the first rigorously detailed and dramatic account of the Chantaburi and Pailin gem mines. Smyth also witnessed first-hand the Paknam Incident of 1893, when French and Siamese gunboats engaged in a skirmish en route to Bangkok. Another factor that distinguished Smyth from his Western contemporaries was his ability to speak Thai. No doubt Smyth's direct…
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Five Years in Siam, From 1891-1896 (Reprints) Paperback - 1994
by Smyth, H. Wa
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- Title Five Years in Siam, From 1891-1896 (Reprints)
- Author Smyth, H. Wa
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- Pages 703
- Publisher White Lotus, Bangkok
- Date 1994
- ISBN 9789748495989
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