When I Was A Boy In Persia Classic Reprint

Excerpt from When I Was a Boy in Persia The author had just returned from France, to be released from active service in the United States Navy, in which he en listed during the Great War. While wait ing to receive his final papers at the Bay Ridge Barracks, Brooklyn, N. Y., and to pass the time lightly, he began perusing a series of books written by native authors about the Children of Other Lands. It' was the enlightening and pleasurable reading that inspired him to write this story of his own boyhood days. It is hoped that this narrative, written by an imported citizen of the United States, not only will prove helpful and instructive, but will aid' others also to pass pleasantly their lonely hours. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.