The City of the Saints, and Across the Rocky Mountains to California (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Victorian Stagecoach Journey through Mormon Utah and the American FrontierBy Richard Francis Sir Burton
Length33h 51m
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The City of the Saints, and Across the Rocky Mountains to California is a vigorous Victorian travel narrative chronicling Burton's 1860 journey by stagecoach across the American plains to Salt Lake City and onward toward the Pacific. Combining topographical observation, social reportage, and sharp ethnographic curiosity, the book offers one of the period's most vivid outsider accounts of Mormon Utah. Its prose is learned, sardonic, and exacting, situated within the imperial travel-writing tradition yet unusually attentive to religious customs, frontier economies, and the material hardships of overland movement. Sir Richard Francis Burton was already renowned as a soldier, linguist, explorer, and controversial interpreter of non-European societies. His experiences in India, Arabia, and East Africa shaped his appetite for cultural systems regarded by his contemporaries as strange or suspect. Burton's fascination with polygamy, religious authority, and communal discipline made Mormonism an especially compelling subject, while his skepticism toward conventional moral judgments gave his account both independence and provocation. This book is recommended to readers interested in American frontier history, Mormon studies, and nineteenth-century travel literature. It rewards those who value precise observation joined to intellectual boldness.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
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GenreTravel
Length33 hrs 51 mins
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Publish dateDec 10, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The City of the Saints, and Across the Rocky Mountains to California (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5PREFACE .
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6CHAPTER I. Why I went to Great Salt Lake City.—The various Routes.—The Line of Country traversed.—Diaries and Disquisitions. (pt. 1)
7CHAPTER I. Why I went to Great Salt Lake City.—The various Routes.—The Line of Country traversed.—Diaries and Disquisitions. (pt. 2)
8CHAPTER II. The Sioux or Dakotahs.
9CHAPTER III. Concluding the Route to the Great Salt Lake City. (pt. 1)
10CHAPTER III. Concluding the Route to the Great Salt Lake City. (pt. 2)
11CHAPTER IV. First Week at Great Salt Lake City.—Preliminaries.
12CHAPTER V. Second Week at Great Salt Lake City.—Visit to the Prophet.
13CHAPTER VI. Descriptive Geography, Ethnology, and Statistics of Utah Territory. (pt. 1)
14CHAPTER VI. Descriptive Geography, Ethnology, and Statistics of Utah Territory. (pt. 2)
15CHAPTER VII. Third Week at Great Salt Lake City.—Excursions.
16CHAPTER VIII. Excursions continued.
17CHAPTER IX. Latter-Day Saints.—Of the Mormon Religion. (pt. 1)
18CHAPTER IX. Latter-Day Saints.—Of the Mormon Religion. (pt. 2)
19CHRONOLOGY OF THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS RECORDED IN THE BOOK OF MORMON. (By Elder James Marsden, and printed in the Compendium of Faith and Doctrines.)
20CHAPTER X. Farther Observations at Great Salt Lake City.
21CHAPTER XI. Last Days at Great Salt Lake City.
22CHAPTER XII. To Ruby Valley.
23CHAPTER XIII. To Carson Valley.
24CONCLUSION.
25APPENDICES .
26I. EMIGRANT’S ITINERARY,
27II. DESCRIPTION OF THE MORMON TEMPLE. [ Extracted from the Deserét News. ]
28III. THE MARTYRDOM OF JOSEPH SMITH. BY APOSTLE JOHN TAYLOR.
29IV.
30V. CHRONOLOGICAL ABSTRACT OF MORMON HISTORY. (pt. 1)
31V. CHRONOLOGICAL ABSTRACT OF MORMON HISTORY. (pt. 2)
32Analysis
33Reflection
34Memorable Quotes
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