Project Gutenberg 2020-11-25 Public domain in the USA. 415 Backus, Mary 05006169 Siam and Laos, as Seen by Our American Missionaries Produced by Carol Brown, Brian Wilson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Siam and Laos, as Seen by Our American Missionaries" by Mary Backus is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book compiles experiences and observations from various American missionaries who lived and worked in Siam (now Thailand) and Laos, detailing their interactions with local cultures and societies. Through personal accounts and commentary, it aims to shed light on the lives of the people and the significant impact the missionaries had on education, health, and social practices. The opening of the work sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the Indo-Chinese Peninsula, highlighting the geographical features and cultural dynamics of the region. The preface emphasizes the contributions of American missionaries in shaping aspects of life in Siam and Laos, including education, medical practice, and the introduction of Western technologies. The text begins with an overview of the physical landscape, trade routes, and social intricacies, painting a vivid picture of the environment the missionaries operated in, before delving into specific experiences and observations from their journeys. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Thailand -- Description and travel Laos -- Description and travel Missions -- Thailand Missions -- Laos DS Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other 748282 2025-07-25T09:33:07.754623 text/html 724456 2024-10-18T08:38:26 text/html 9768461 2025-07-25T09:33:19.701083 application/epub+zip 9767734 2025-07-25T09:33:10.349605 application/epub+zip 537154 2025-07-25T09:33:08.884621 application/epub+zip 10497186 2025-07-25T09:33:26.234034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 10441292 2025-07-25T09:33:18.313058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1362555 2022-09-28T19:24:13.374417 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 683251 2025-07-25T09:33:06.559688 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 663251 2024-10-18T08:38:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16573 2025-07-25T09:33:26.422027 application/rdf+xml 14878 2025-07-25T09:33:09.175611 image/jpeg 1922 2025-07-25T09:33:09.024611 image/jpeg 12631977 2025-07-25T09:33:08.042612 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