Download or read book The Traveller's History of Burma written by Gerry Abbott and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gerry Abbott weaves together an array of descriptions of Burma by early travellers. He has researched past travellers' accounts, and has elegantly tied them together in a vivid history of Burma. Abbot's thorough research into traveller's accounts of Burma creates a vivid account of the country's history. By selecting many succinet but telling eyewitness acounts that span almost six centuries, he introduces the reader to a rich and lively anthology of Burma the place, its culture and its inhabitants. Travellers to Burma will be enriched by the book's accounts of others who have