Paths Without Glory: Richard Francis Burton in Africa

by James L. Newman

Book Overview

Few people have garnered so much enduring interest as Sir Richard Burton. A true polymath, Burton is best known today for his translations of the Kama Sutra and Arabian Nights. Yet, Africa stood at the center of his adult life. The Burton-Speke expedition (1856-59) that put Lake Tanganyika on the map led to years of controversy over the source of the White Nile. From 1861 to 1864 Burton served as British consul in Fernando Po and traveled...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597972878
• ISBN13: 9781597972871
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"