“British Teak Wallahs in Northern Thailand from 1876-1956 “ is a comprehensive study of the colorful lives of the European teak foresters, especially the British, arrive in Lanna, northern Siam, the region where the indigenous peoples were called Lao. It looks at social aspects of northern Thai life, when circumstances and values of both the local population of Lanna and the strangers in their midst, were very different from today. Many of these stories, including old photographs, have never been presented before.