An exhaustively researched, deftly written examination of Bangkok- the city
that Chinese traders once called 'The Village of the Wild Plum'. Alec Waugh, brother of Evelyn, and bestselling author of Island in the Sun and Loom of Youth; first came to Siam in September 1926, and was immediately enchanted by the miasma of Bangkok, and its colourful inhabitants. Returning some thirty years later for a series of extended visits; Waugh resolved to document the history of this uniquely fascinating metropolis. Bangkok is an informative, yet always entertaining history of Bangkok and
its people.
that Chinese traders once called 'The Village of the Wild Plum'. Alec Waugh, brother of Evelyn, and bestselling author of Island in the Sun and Loom of Youth; first came to Siam in September 1926, and was immediately enchanted by the miasma of Bangkok, and its colourful inhabitants. Returning some thirty years later for a series of extended visits; Waugh resolved to document the history of this uniquely fascinating metropolis. Bangkok is an informative, yet always entertaining history of Bangkok and
its people.
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