Download or read book The History, Antiquities, Topography, and Statistics of Eastern India, Vol. 1 of 3 written by Robert Montgomery Martin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History, Antiquities, Topography, and Statistics of Eastern India, Vol. 1 of 3: Comprising the Districts of Behar, Shahabad, Bhagulpoor, Goruckpoor, Dinajepoor, Puraniya, Rungpoor, and Assam; In Relation to Their Geology, Mineralogy, Botany, Agriculture, Commerce, Manufactures, Fine Arts, Population; Behar (Patna City) And Shahabad The facts detailed in the survey, possess an intrinsic merit without reference to the time which has elapsed since they were recorded; but all who have visited the East will agree with me, that a few years makes no difference in the manners and habits of the people. 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.