Project Gutenberg 2014-01-07 Public domain in the USA. 136 McDonald, N. A. (Noah A.) McDonald, Noah A. Siam: Its Government, Manners, Customs, &c. Produced by the volunteers of Project Gutenberg Thailand. Proofreading by users emil, dekpient, brianjungwi, rikker, kaewmala, ianh68, nblackburn. PGT is an affiliated sister project focusing on public domain books on Thailand and Southeast Asia. Project leads: Rikker Dockum, Emil Kloeden. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Siam: Its Government, Manners, Customs, &c." by N. A. McDonald is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book offers a detailed exploration of Siam, now known as Thailand, focusing on its geographical and political landscape, societal manners, customs, and various aspects of life during the author's time. It is authored by McDonald, who spent ten years as a missionary in the country, providing a unique perspective on its culture and systems. The opening of the work begins with a description of the author's experiences and observations upon traveling to Siam. McDonald notes the general ignorance concerning Siam among Europeans and reflects on the limited availability of reliable information about the kingdom. He provides a geographical overview of Siam, highlighting its climate, natural features, and unique societal structures, such as the floating houses in Bangkok. As he delves into specifics about the province's government and the cultural practices of the Siamese people, he sets the stage for a comprehensive examination of both the historical and contemporary elements of life in Siam, establishing a foundation for the chapters that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Thailand -- Social life and customs Thailand -- Description and travel Americans -- Thailand Thailand -- History -- 1782-1945 DS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: History - Other Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 241691 2025-06-22T18:53:19.834233 text/html 241905 241489 2024-10-18T16:50:35.678580 2023-09-19T11:59:00.324147 text/html text/html 177851 2025-06-22T18:53:39.145105 application/epub+zip 180135 2025-06-22T18:53:30.035178 application/epub+zip 159148 2025-06-22T18:53:24.277197 application/epub+zip 374606 2025-06-22T18:53:47.128075 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355657 2025-06-22T18:53:38.296113 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238218 2022-09-20T10:55:45.480572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225632 2025-06-22T18:53:19.341243 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 205569 2024-10-23T22:06:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12144 2025-06-22T18:53:47.274066 application/rdf+xml 18962 2025-06-22T18:53:29.284174 image/jpeg 4082 2025-06-22T18:53:29.003164 image/jpeg 177826 2025-06-22T18:53:19.874213 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog