The blight of Asia

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Author

Horton, George, 1860-1942

Title

The blight of Asia : An account of the systematic extermination of Christian populations by Mohammedans and of the culpability of certain great powers; with the true story of the burning of Smyrna

Original Publication

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1926.

Credits

Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia

Subject

İzmir (Turkey) -- History

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 76324

Release Date

June 16, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.THE MARTYRED CITY
3. 3.FOREWORD
4. 4.INTRODUCTION
5. 5.CONTENTS
6. 6.THE BLIGHT OF ASIA
7. 7.CHAPTER I TURKISH MASSACRES, 1822-1909
8. 8.CHAPTER II GLADSTONE AND THE BULGARIAN ATROCITIES
9. 9.CHAPTER III FIRST STEP IN YOUNG TURKS’ PROGRAM (1908-1911)
10. 10.CHAPTER IV THE LAST GREAT SELAMLIK (1911)
11. 11.CHAPTER V PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS IN SMYRNA DISTRICT (1911-1914)
12. 12.CHAPTER VI THE MASSACRE OF PHOCEA (1914)
13. 13.CHAPTER VII NEW LIGHT ON THE ARMENIAN MASSACRES (1914-1915)
14. 14.CHAPTER VIII STORY OF WALTER M. GEDDES
15. 15.CHAPTER IX INFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES
16. 16.CHAPTER X THE GREEK LANDING AT SMYRNA (May, 1919)
17. 17.CHAPTER XI THE HELLENIC ADMINISTRATION IN SMYRNA (May 15, 1919—September 9, 1922)
18. 18.CHAPTER XII THE GREEK RETREAT (1922)
19. 19.CHAPTER XIII SMYRNA AS IT WAS
20. 20.CHAPTER XIV THE DESTRUCTION OF SMYRNA (September, 1922)
21. 21.CHAPTER XV FIRST DISQUIETING RUMORS
22. 22.CHAPTER XVI THE TURKS ARRIVE
23. 23.CHAPTER XVII WHERE AND WHEN THE FIRES WERE LIGHTED
24. 24.CHAPTER XVIII THE ARRIVAL AT ATHENS
25. 25.CHAPTER XIX ADDED DETAILS LEARNED AFTER THE TRAGEDY
26. 26.CHAPTER XX HISTORIC IMPORTANCE OF THE DESTRUCTION OF SMYRNA
27. 27.CHAPTER XXI NUMBER DONE TO DEATH
28. 28.CHAPTER XXII EFFICIENCY OF OUR NAVY IN SAVING LIVES
29. 29.CHAPTER XXIII RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WESTERN WORLD
30. 30.CHAPTER XXIV ITALY’S DESIGNS ON SMYRNA
31. 31.CHAPTER XXV FRANCE AND THE KHEMALISTS
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVI MASSACRE OF THE FRENCH GARRISON AT URFA
33. 33.CHAPTER XXVII THE BRITISH CONTRIBUTION
34. 34.CHAPTER XXVIII TURKISH INTERPRETATION OF AMERICA’S ATTITUDE
35. 35.CHAPTER XXIX THE MAKING OF MUSTAPHA KHEMAL
36. 36.CHAPTER XXX OUR MISSIONARY INSTITUTIONS IN TURKEY
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXI AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS UNDER TURKISH RULE
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXII THE REVEREND RALPH HARLOW ON THE LAUSANNE TREATY
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXIII MOHAMMEDANISM AND CHRISTIANITY
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXIV THE KORAN AND THE BIBLE
41. 41.CHAPTER XXXV THE EXAMPLE OF MOHAMMED
42. 42.CHAPTER XXXVI THE “50-50” THEORY
43. 43.CHAPTER XXXVII ASIA MINOR, THE GRAVEYARD OF GREEK CITIES
44. 44.CHAPTER XXXVIII ECHOES FROM SMYRNA
45. 45.CHAPTER XXXIX CONCLUSION
46. 46.APPENDIX
47. 47.FOOTNOTES

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