| News from the 90s; Bangkok 1890-1899 |
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By Steve Van Beek
Nonart
168 pages
Hardbound with dustjacket
Bangkok in the 1890s was at a pivotal point in its history and the editors of the Bangkok Times newspaper had a ringside seat on it all. Sharp-eyed and surprisingly accurate, they portrayed the city with all its warts, presenting a people not unlike ourselves. This book is a compilation of news items taken from its pages. They convey the energy and courage of its Thai and foreign residents with an honesty and sense of humor seldom seen in newspapers today. This is history brought to life through the words of the people who were living it. The stories form a portrait written with a flair, astute, words of the people of the time.
Read the introduction and sample News Items, and view Images and Advertisements from News from the 90s; also see
the Front page from the October 12, 1894 edition of The Bangkok Times.
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