Travels into Bokhara (Volume 3 of 3) Being the Account of A Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia; Also, Narrative of a Voyage on the Indus, From the Sea to Lahore, With Presents From the King of Great Britain; Performed Under the Orders of the Supreme Government of India, in the Years 1831, 1832, and 1833

"Travels into Bokhara (Volume 3 of 3)" by Alexander Burnes is an exciting true story about a trip from India to other countries. This volume follows Burnes as travels from India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia, looking closely at the Indus River area. Burnes tells about his work doing political tasks, notes the different cultures he sees, and describes the land, helping us understand what British India and its borders were like in the past. In the beginning, Burnes talks about his job to deliver gifts from the King of Great Britain to Maharaja Runjeet Sing in Lahore using the Indus River. With his crew, Burnes talks about the problems they face because the leaders in Sinde don't trust Europeans. He shares what happens in the first part of the trip, including getting ready, how the local leaders welcome them, and what he thinks about the area's land and culture as he deals with tricky political issues. This start gets us ready to learn about different cultures meeting and the difficult geography of the Indus River.