Summary of Simon Winchester's Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview:#1 The Tyne is a river in England that flows through Newcastle. It was once the home of an industry that built ships on the lower reaches of the river.

#2 The city of Newcastle upon Tyne in England is famous for the production of the iconic British ship, the Princess Anne. The ship was named after Princess Anne, the then-Princess Royal, who came to visit the shipyard where it was being built in 1969. The ship was finished in 1969 and was sent to sea the next year.

#3 The River Tyne was the site of the last shipyard to build supertankers. The last one was launched in 1991 and named the Northumbria.

#4 Hyundai, a South Korean shipbuilding company, is an example of how a government can use business to benefit its citizens. The company provides its employees with everything they need, from housing to food, and even clothes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 9, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669346104

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Insights on Simon Winchester's Korea A Walk Through the Land of Miracles

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The Tyne is a river in England that flows through Newcastle. It was once the home of an industry that built ships on the lower reaches of the river.

#2

The city of Newcastle upon Tyne in England is famous for the production of the iconic British ship, the Princess Anne. The ship was named after Princess Anne, the then-Princess Royal, who came to visit the shipyard where it was being built in 1969. The ship was finished in 1969 and was sent to sea the next year.

#3

The River Tyne was the site of the last shipyard to build supertankers. The last one was launched in 1991 and named the Northumbria.

#4

Hyundai, a South Korean shipbuilding company, is an example of how a government can use business to benefit its citizens. The company provides its employees with everything they need, from housing to food, and even clothes.

#5

The author was fascinated by the story of how South Korea, which was formerly a third-world country, industrialized and became an economic superpower in just a few decades.

#6

The author flew to Korea to learn more about the country, and was fascinated by the way the people had coped and overcome adversity.

#7

The officer had a difficult time understanding how a person could be walking around the country for 40 days. He eventually let him through after hearing his explanation that he was doing it for fun.

#8

The Korean fence was built to keep out spies from North Korea. The fence was made out of eight feet of steel wire with two feet of razor wire on top, and sandbag watchtowers