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Sir Richard Burton
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Noun1.Sir Richard Burton - English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)


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James Collier's CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (0761422218), Serenity Young's RICHARD FRANCIS BURTON (0761422226), Patricia Calvert's KIT CARSON (0761422234), Dan Elish's EDMUND HILLARY (0761422242), and Steven Otfinoski's HENRY HUDSON (0761422250) each blend color illustrations with plenty of facts about each explorer, his motivations, the politics and culture of the times, and his lasting influence.
Falcon, who also steals an African god for good measure, is a blend of Jack London's Wolf Larsen and the historical explorer Sir Richard Francis Burton, among other influences.
One key figure curiously neglected is Sir Richard Francis Burton, an explorer of Africa and Arabia, but, all in all, a fine collection of writers.
 
 
 
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