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In Another Time previous next Insatiable Curiosity About Mormons Lured Explorer To Salt Lake Harold Schindler Published: 11/20/1994  Category: Features Page: K1 British adventurer Captain Richard F. Burton visited Great Salt Lake City in 1860. No one like him—before or since—has penetrated what he called the last of the "Holy Cities." He died in 1890 as Sir Richard Francis Burton, soldier, explorer, author, linguist, discoverer of Lake Tanganyika and Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George. He also was an ethnologist, archaeologist, poet, translator, amateur physician, botanist, zoologist, geologist and a superb swordsman. Driven by a seemingly insatiable curiosity for the exotic, erotic and demonic; Burton was a restless, inveterate traveler as well as a prolific and controversial writer. Preceded by a formidable reputation as an explorer of immense courage who had disguised himself and infiltrated the sacred cities of Mecca and Medina forbidden to infidels, Burton had written in detail of his experiences. His visit to America, although brief, was to fulfill his desire to see Mormonism at first hand. Before his Western tour ended, he had an audience with Brigham Young and spent an evening over a jug of Valley Tan whiskey, trading anecdotes with the redoubtable Orrin Porter Rockwell, a Mormon rough-and-ready who gave him advice on how to stay alive on the road to California. As was his custom, Burton wrote in depth about his American adventure in The City of the Saints and Across the Rocky Mountains to California, published in 1861. "I had long determined to add the last new name to the list of ‘Holy Cities;' to visit the young rival of Memphis, Benares, Jerusalem, Rome, Mecca of seeing Utah as it is, not as it is said to be" he explained. Always the professional soldier, Burton confessed that "mingled with the wish of prospecting the City of the Great Salt Lake [from] a spiritual point of view," he also looked forward to "enjoying a little skirmishing with the savages." And because he had heard of the "White Indians," paleface renegades who terrorized travelers and shifted blame to the tribes, Burton set about properly outfitting himself for his foray across the Plains.

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Rev. David Holwick ZC First Baptist Church [not part of original series] Ledgewood, New Jersey September 5, 1999 Isaiah 11:1-9 OUR PEACEABLE KINGDOM SERMON SUMMARY: We live in a dangerous world but God promises it will be better. The millennial kingdom of Jesus will be perfect, and Christians are called to live by kingdom principles right now. Specific application to a community-wide anti-violence campaign in Roxbury Township, New Jersey. I. Lions and tigers and bears, oh my. A. Famous primitive American painting. Setting looks like autumn in Hudson Valley, New York. Boy stands with ox and lion and wolf. Everyone is getting along just fine. B. What your perfect world be like? In my perfect world people who are 43 would feel as good as they did when they were 16. In my perfect world I could eat as much Haagan Daz ice cream as we wanted, and still lose weight. In my perfect world I would get a nice fat tax refund, even though I didn't paid any taxes. In my perfect world there would be no cancer, poverty, or wars. Every family would be happy, and the future would hold no fear. #4787 II. We aren't quite there.

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::LIST OF ALL ITEMS IN SECTION 5 OF EXHIBITION:: Section 5: Lands of Hope and Fear Subsection: Exploration Marco Polo Liber de consuetudinibus et conditionibus orientalium regionum Gouda: Gerard Leeu, 1483-84 The Huntington Library Pedro de Medina Arte de navegar Valladolid: Francisco Fernandez de Cordova, 1545 The Huntington Library During the mid-sixteenth century, there was much interaction between many European sailors and theoreticians. The Arte de navegar encompasses all aspects of navigation as practiced in Europe at this time, including tables for the determination of latitude (longitude at sea was not solved until much later); instructions for the use of the magnetic compass; and calendars of the moon and tides. By these means the navigator could fix a position when out of sight of land, and set his course. Willem Janszoon Blaeu Grooten Atlas Amsterdam: J. Blaeu, 1642-65 The Huntington Library Edmond Halley A New and Correct Chart Showing the Variations of the Compass in the Western and Southern Oceans London, 1700

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zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') About History African History Home ... African Stencils zau(256,152,145,'gob','http://z.about.com/5/ad/go.htm?gs='+gs,''); Apartheid Slavery Biographies Era: Human Origins ... Help zau(256,138,125,'el','http://z.about.com/0/ip/417/0.htm','');w(xb+xb); Stay Current Subscribe to the About African History newsletter. Search African History Articles from 2001 Articles for 2002 Brief review - Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton Richard Burton was an outstanding Victorian figure, who's achievements are described in delightful and absorbing detail in this definitive biography by Edward Rice. Brief review - The Art of Travel This essential Victorian travellers handbook, written by Francis Galton, is the ideal companion to Victorian exploration books Brief review - Travels in West Africa Mary Kingsley, one of the few true women explorers, wrote this best-seller in 1897. It is a fascinating journal by a borderline eccentric. Brief review - Dark Safari For such a great explorer there is material in-print. This biography by John Bierman makes an ideal companion to Stanley's own books and autobiography. Brief review - Portuguese Voyages A great collection of accounts, edited by C D Ley, which are otherwise hard to obtain. The shipwreck accounts, especially, are detailed and graphic, and give a fascinating view of early European exploration around Africa.

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Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890 e.v.) by T. Apiryon English explorer, orientalist, scholar, linguist, sexologist, mystic and spy. He was raised in France and Italy and studied at Oxford. He served as a Captain in the Bombay Native Infantry in what is now Pakistan from 1843 to 1848. He travelled the world in service to the British government, and served as British Consul on the island of Fernando Poo off the coast of Equatorial Guinea; in Santos, Brazil; in Damascus; and in Trieste, where he died. Burton wrote the poem The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî and translated The Arabian Nights (Alf Laylah wa Laylah, the Thousand Nights and a Night) with copious annotations; both of these works are included in Section 2 of the A:. A:. reading list. He also translated the erotic manuals The Kama Sutra, The Ananda Ranga, and The Scented Garden of Sheikh Nefzawi, which are given as recommended reading in Liber Artemis Iota. Burton also wrote A Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Mecca and Al-Madina, which is the account of his participation in the Hajj in 1853, impersonating an Indian Pathan. His success in this dangerous feat was due to his intimate familiarity with the languages and customs of the region, and also perhaps to the fact that he was an initiate of the Kadiri Order of Dervishes. He was one of the first Europeans to explore East Africa, and was one of the discoverers of Lake Tanganyika and Lake Victoria Nyanza. His other expeditions included one across the United States to Salt Lake City, and a voyage up the Congo River.

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The Life of Sir Richard Francis Burton S ir Richard Francis Burton's life was one continuous adventure, starting with a Gypsy-like upbringing in Europe and ending after an amazing span of years spent in exploration and scholarship. This timeline identifies only a limited number of his accomplishments and experiences... Richard Francis Burton born March 19 , Torquay, England, to Captain Joseph Netterville Burton and Martha Burton (nee Baker). Isabel Arundell born March 20 Burton enrolls at Trinity College, Oxford, England. While at Oxford, Burton begins to study Arabic. Burton leaves Oxford, joins the military, and takes his first commission in India. Burton arrives in Bombay in the fall. Burton is stationed in Baroda, where he studies Hindustani. Transferred to Karachi, and Sindh. Continues to study languages; begins to learn Persian. Burton is assigned to work as a surveyor, and receives his first spy missions. Returns to Hyderabad. In July, Burton becomes seriously ill with cholera. At the end of 1846, Burton receives two years' sick leave from the military. Weak and ill, Burton travels to Goa to convalesce.

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The Nile Controversy Who really discovered the source of the Nile River Burton, or his partner John Hanning Speke? The purists say that Speke made the final trip to Lake Tanganyika, and thus deserves the credit. Indeed, Speke and several reluctant guides left the town of Kazeh on July 10th, 1858 to look for the bahr ("sea" or "lake") described to Burton by Arab traders. On August 3rd Speke's group climbed a hill and, reaching the summit, looked out upon "a magnificent sheet of water", which Speke promptly named Lake Victoria. Speke and his companions did not map the extent of the lake or examine the basin further; instead, he accepted without doubt that he had found the source of the great Nile River and turned back to Kazeh. (Speke mounted a second expedition to East Africa in 1860 with Captain James Grant to confirm that the great lake he had gazed upon in 1858 was indeed the source of the Nile. Unfortunately, Speke performed the final reconnaissance of the lake alone and, once again, he did not linger to gather any scientific data about the basin. Explorers who mapped and studied the area in later years did, finally, confirm that Speke's Lake Victoria was the source of the Nile.) Now, look beyond the fact that Speke walked up a hill and saw a large lake. How did he manage to safely travel to Kazeh? Once there, how did he find out about the lake? Who drew the maps he followed, hired his guides, and provisioned his caravan? The point is, of course, that Speke never would have survived the hostile east coast of Africa or managed to locate the lake without the assistance of his travelling companion and the expedition's undoubted leader, Captain Richard Francis Burton.

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@import url('/includes/tbenh.css') ; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index MONDAY 7th June 2004 Text only BBC Homepage England Devon ... Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! Captain Sir Richard Burton Sir Richard Burton Sir Richard Burton Explorer/adventurer SEE ALSO Sir Francis Drake Captain Scott Frank Bickerton - antarctic explorer Walter Ralegh ... Discovering Devon WEB LINKS BBC History: Sir Richard Burton PRINT THIS PAGE View print friendly version of this page.. Where do you start, when it comes to discussing the life of Captain Sir Richard Burton (no, not the actor from Wales). This particular Richard Burton was born in Torquay in 1821...and to say he got around is an understatement. Capt Burton was brave to the point of stupidity almost, and he got to places other explorers failed to reach.

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Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton AUTHOR: Rice, Edward ISBN: 030681028X Compare price for this book Biography of Specific Groups Editorial Review from Amazon Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton - Book Review, by Rice, Edward About the Author Edward Rice is the author of twenty books, including The Man in the Sycamore Tree, Margaret Mead, and John Frum He Come. He lives in Sagaponack, New York. Book Description "This masterpiece of history and biography turns the real-life adventures of Burton into a riveting tale...The last great word on the last great explorer of the colonial age." -Wall Street Journal. A New York Times best seller when it was first published, Rice's biography is the gripping story of a fierce, magnetic, and brilliant man whose real-life accomplishments are the stuff of legend. Rice retraces Burton's steps as the first European adventurer to search for the source of the Nile; to enter, disguised, the forbidden cities of Mecca and Medina; and to travel through remote stretches of India, the Near East, and Africa. From his spying exploits to his startling literary accomplishments (the discovery and translation of the Kama Sutra and his seventeen-volume translation of Arabian Nights), Burton was an engrossing, larger-than-life Victorian figure, and Rice's splendid biography lays open a portrayal as dramatic, complicated, and compelling as the man himself. Buy this Book from Amazon.com

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