Sindh Revisited: A Journey in the Footsteps of Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton 1842-1849 : The India Years

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Sindh Revisited is the remarkable story of the authors 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 Ondaatjes Sindh Revisited is the extraordinarily sensitive account of the authors 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.