The book "The Lands of the Tamed Turk; or, The Balkan States Today: A Narrative of Travels through Serbia, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Dalmatia, and the Recently Annexed Austrian Provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina; with Observations on the Peoples, Their Races." Author: Yakel, Blair. In this fascinating book, the author shares his impressions of a trip through the countries of the Balkan Peninsula, which he met while in Serbia, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Dalmatia, as well as in the recently annexed Austrian provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The reader will get acquainted with the culture, traditions and life of the local peoples, the diversity of their ethnic groups and the author's observations of the everyday life of these regions. "Lands of the tamed Turk; or, the Balkan states today" is a valuable document that reveals to the reader the uniqueness and beauty of the Balkan countries, helping to better understand their history and current state of affairs.