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First Footsteps in East Africa: or, an Exploration of Harar

First Footsteps in East Africa: or, an Exploration of Harar

Burton, Richard
Struik, Alex

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ISBN10: 150086630X
ISBN13: 9781500866303
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: Aug 13 2014
Pages: 428
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.87 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821 - 20 October 1890) was a British geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia, Africa and the Americas, as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. According to one count, he spoke 29 European, Asian and African languages. Burton was a captain in the army of the East India Company, serving in India (and later, briefly, in the Crimean War). Following this, he was engaged by the Royal Geographical Society to explore the east coast of Africa and led an expedition guided by the locals and was the first European to see Lake Tanganyika. This book describes his adventures in East Africa in his own words.

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