Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-231) and index.
Contents:
The U.S. Consul at Bangkok -- Somerset, Massachusetts -- Captain -- Shipbuilder, Somerset, Massachusetts -- Whig Legislator -- Know-Nothing -- Somerset County, Illinois -- Lincoln, Douglas, and Hood -- Becoming a Consul -- Bangkok Beginnings -- Burdon vs. Chandler -- The First Year in Bangkok -- Aubaret vs. Bradley -- The Last Year in Bangkok -- Home to Illinois -- Epilogue.
Summary:
"Captain James Madison Hood was the real U.S. Consul in the novel Anna and the King of Siam, but before his arrival in Bangkok, he was also a merchant ship captain, builder of clipper ships, legislator in both Massachusetts and Illinois, industrialist, and land speculator"--Provided by publisher.
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