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The Devil drives : a life of Sir Richard Burton
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The devil drives : a life of Sir Richard Burton
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This biography of Sir Richard Francis Burton attempts to explain what drove the famous African explorer throughout his restless life.
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No man knows my history : the life of Joseph Smith, the Mormon prophet
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Of the many prophets who arose during the early 19th century in America, when unfettered religious liberty spawned a host of new sects "only one was destined for real glory...A century after his death [in 1844]," Mrs. Brodie writes, "Joseph Smith had a million followers who held his name sacred and his mission divine"--dust jacket.
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Letters about "No man knows my history : the life of Joseph Smith,"
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Letter from Fawn M. Brodie to Francis W. Kirkman in which she confronts Kirkman's allegations that an 1826 court document used in her book "No Man Knows My History : The Life of Joseph Smith" (1945) was a fake. The letter focuses on Brodie's attempts to trace the history of the document and related court records and report her findings to Kirkman. The last page includes a handwritten note to Juanita Brooks. Includes typescript of W.D. Purple's article "Historical Reminiscences of the Town of Afton" (Chenango Union, May 3, 1877).
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The true life of Capt. Sir Richard F. Burton
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"Here is told in great detail and with amorous precision the life story of Burton, from his birth and background to his entry into the Indian Army (complete with false wig and bull terrier)!; from his experiences as a young officer and his attainment of great proficiency as a liguist [sic] to his appointment as Consul at Fernando Po; and from intimate details of his domestic life to an account of his explorations in Central Africa and eventually of how he came to undertake the literary task by which he is chiefly remembered"--dust jacket.
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Burton of Arabia : the life story of Sir Richard Francis Burton
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"The author's intention has been to present as fair and vivid a picture of the great traveller as possible, to describe the most important of his achievements in fuller detail than previous biographers, and to offer a brief pointer to the rest"--from foreword.
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