City of the Saints (Paperback)

Matt Isch

ISBN 10: 1530955297 / ISBN 13: 9781530955299

Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

About this Item

Paperback. Famous throughout the world for his search for the mysterious source of the Nile and his adventure as one of the first non-Muslims to visit the holy city of Mecca, author and explorer Richard F. Burton has turned his attention in the spring of 1860 to another remote outpost where the faithful had drawn together-the Mormon settlement of Utah. During a stop in Washington, Lord Lyons, the British minister, persuades Burton to travel to New Orleans to investigate a report that a former British subject is plotting an insurrection that will hasten the onset of the Civil War. In addition to a city consumed in talk of secession and war, Burton's passions for studying culture and religion are aroused as he meets the enigmatic Hartwell and his beautiful daughters, brilliant and unconventional physicians, Marie Laveau and Doctor John at the height of their powers, and an eccentric trio of young men who help Burton realize a few important things about himself. And murder. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: City of the Saints (Paperback)
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1530955297
• ISBN 13: 9781530955299
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Famous throughout the world for his search for the mysterious source of the Nile and his adventure as one of the first non-Muslims to visit the holy city of Mecca, author and explorer Richard F. Burton has turned his attention in the spring of 1860 to another remote outpost where the faithful had drawn together—the Mormon settlement of Utah. During a stop in Washington, Lord Lyons, the British minister, persuades Burton to travel to New Orleans to investigate a report that a former British subject is plotting an insurrection that will hasten the onset of the Civil War. In addition to a city consumed in talk of secession and war, Burton’s passions for studying culture and religion are aroused as he meets the enigmatic Hartwell and his beautiful daughters, brilliant and unconventional physicians, Marie Laveau and Doctor John at the height of their powers, and an eccentric trio of young men who help Burton realize a few important things about himself. And murder.

About the Author

Matt Isch lives and works in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.