The Lands of the Tamed Turk; or, the Balkan States of to-day

The Lands of the Tamed Turk; or, the Balkan States of to-day - A narrative of travel through Servia, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Dalmatia and the recently acquired Austrian provinces of Bosnia and the Herzegovina; with observations of the peoples, their races, creeds, institutions and politics, and of the geographical, historical and commercial aspects of the several countries

The map on Page viii has been scanned from another copy of The Lands of the Tamed Turks here which has the same copyright date. This map was missing from the current book. Because of their pivotal positions, politically and geographically; because of their tempting adaptation to colonization; because of their vast proven and hidden resources; because of their divers other advantages, too numerous to mention, the Balkan States have been, are and will continue to be, as once a certain writer so aptly put it, the Powder Box of Europe. Constant conflict, however, has stunted their progress, and it has only been within the past few years that these landsconspicuously lacking in the arts of peace, but overcrowded with types and replete with wonderful scenery, their histories sated with war and romancehave begun to be disclosed to the travelling world. Only within the past few years their outlying districts have been connected with their business centres by telegraphic communication; only within the past few years railroads have been constructed, steamship lines inaugurated and hotel accommodations perfected. Yesterday their peoples were almost barbaric; to-day they are more highly civilized and more [viii]finely cultured than perhaps we are inclined to admit; to-morrow they may be famous. They have been makers of history for our forebears and us; they will be makers of history for posterity and its children. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 62731
Author: Jaekel, Blair
Release Date: Jul 23, 2020
Format: eBook
Language: English