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The author's own story of the 17,000 miles flying tour of British oversea air stations in Egypt, the Sudan, Transjordania, Irak, India and Malta.
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"Sindh Revisited is the remarkable story of the author's fascination with the early life of Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890). It is the story of an incredible journey, too - deep into the heart of British India, and the India and Sindh of today." "Christopher Ondaatje's Sindh Revisited is the extraordinarily sensitive account of the author's quest to uncover the secrets of the seven years Richard Burton spent in India in the army of the East India Company from 1842 to 1849. "If I wanted to fill the gap in my understanding of Richard Burton, I would have to do something that had never been done before: follow in his footsteps in India ..." The journey covered thousands of miles - trekking across deserts where ancient tribes meet modern civilization in the valley of the mighty Indus River." "What was it that Burton discovered in India? What was it that changed him from a rebellious, wayward youth into a man of courage, imagination, wisdom and personal power? Through this unique book and the journey it describes, we come nearer than ever before to understanding the mystery of Richard Burton and the devils that drove him."--Jacket.
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Printed with sea routes indicated, later overland routes have been added in blue ink. The Gold Region has been hand colored. Submaps: Map of the Gold Region, California; From New York to San Francisco via Cape Horn, 17,000 miles, via Panama 5900 miles. Vignette: Pyramid Lake, Upper California, Discovered by Capt. Fremont 1844, 35 miles long, 1890 feet above the sea. The Pyramid of Rock in the lake rises 600 feet above the surface. MS note: 87485. Prime meridian: GM, Washington. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: United States & Mexico.
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Autobiography of a British cavalry officer in pre-war India and on the western front, who later became a member of the Royal flying corps in Mesopotamia. The closing chapters concern his subsequent travels in India and give his interpretation of the Hindu philosophy through the medium of his own personal experience.
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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2493 [India. Survey of India Dept.] Railway map of India. [Calcutta, 1885]. 6 sheets. [see cabinet]." Submap: Continuation of the Province of Nritish Rurmah (Tenasserim Division) MS notes: Burton (map cabinet) India Railway . Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-maps.
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A continuation of the story of the character George Sherston that commenced in Sassoon's 'Memoirs of a fox-hunting man.'.
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