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An Historical Narrative. This thoroughly researched and informative book gives a record of the various interactions that the general area of Afghanistan, including parts od adjoining central Asia, have had with the outysie world through the ages. The books starts with relations that this area has had with ancient Greece and Persia. Among the 18 chapters of this book, the reader will find narratives on : Assyrian interactions, Alexander and Greek explorations, Chinese explorations, mideval geography, English exploration, arab exploration, American exploration, and 3 notices on Badakshan, Bokhara, and Ghazni. There are 5 maps that accompany the text. This book is a reprint of the 1910 edition