Yun-nan, the Link Between India and the Yangtze, by Major H. R. Davies: Link Between India And the Yangtze

Special Description Note- This is not a print on demand edition. Care has been taken to enhance and improve the original text whenever possible. Martino Publishing follows the standards of traditional printing and quality is a primary concern. We distinguish ourselves from Print on Demand by our quality controls, paper quality and binding quality.Hardbound. Octavo. English xii, 431 p. 74 plates (incl. front.) VERY LARGE FOLDING MAP (in pocket) 7 fold. Tables. It is somewhat refreshing to come across a book of travel which contains so much really useful information, put together in a logical and business-like form. The average traveler has no time to spare, in his short and rapid journeys, to thoroughly investigate the resources of the country he visits, consequently he frequently fills up his book with little stories connected with everyday marching which have no interest for those who really want to gain information from the experience of others. Not so MajorDavies. His first journey in Yun-nan began in 1894, and his fourth, of seven months' duration, ended in 1900. During these four journeys he traveled a distance of 5553 miles, and visited nearly every part of the province. With this experience he speaks with no little authority when he writes of Yun-nan and its problems. The discussion of the various railway projects for connecting the country with Burma and Tonkin is extremely clear, and the whole question admirably stated, both as concerns ourselves and the French. This portion of the book is strongly to be recommended to those interested in the development of trade in that part of the world. The province was very rich in minerals, and mines are constantly referred to. The great difficulty in their development was the question of transport, and until railways were constructed nothing much was likely to be done. The author has very wisely added a note on the map, explaining how the different material on which it is based was derived.---Review article.