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
Length35h 26m
About this audiobook
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.
Audiobook details
GenreTravel
Length35 hrs 26 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 10, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
19CHAPTER IX. Latter-Day Saints.—Of the Mormon Religion. (pt. 2)
2Introduction
20CHRONOLOGY OF THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS RECORDED IN THE BOOK OF MORMON. (By Elder James Marsden, and printed in the Compendium of Faith and Doctrines.)
3Synopsis
21CHAPTER X. Farther Observations at Great Salt Lake City.
4Historical Context
22CHAPTER XI. Last Days at Great Salt Lake City.
5PREFACE .
23CHAPTER XII. To Ruby Valley.
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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)
24CHAPTER XIII. To Carson Valley.
7CHAPTER I. Why I went to Great Salt Lake City.—The various Routes.—The Line of Country traversed.—Diaries and Disquisitions. (pt. 2)
25CONCLUSION.
8CHAPTER I. Why I went to Great Salt Lake City.—The various Routes.—The Line of Country traversed.—Diaries and Disquisitions. (pt. 3)
26APPENDICES .
9CHAPTER II. The Sioux or Dakotahs.
27I. EMIGRANT’S ITINERARY,
10CHAPTER III. Concluding the Route to the Great Salt Lake City. (pt. 1)
28II. DESCRIPTION OF THE MORMON TEMPLE. [ Extracted from the Deserét News. ]
11CHAPTER III. Concluding the Route to the Great Salt Lake City. (pt. 2)
29III. THE MARTYRDOM OF JOSEPH SMITH. BY APOSTLE JOHN TAYLOR.
12CHAPTER IV. First Week at Great Salt Lake City.—Preliminaries.
30IV.
13CHAPTER V. Second Week at Great Salt Lake City.—Visit to the Prophet.
31V. CHRONOLOGICAL ABSTRACT OF MORMON HISTORY.
14CHAPTER VI. Descriptive Geography, Ethnology, and Statistics of Utah Territory. (pt. 1)
32INDEX .
15CHAPTER VI. Descriptive Geography, Ethnology, and Statistics of Utah Territory. (pt. 2)
33Analysis
16CHAPTER VII. Third Week at Great Salt Lake City.—Excursions.
34Reflection
17CHAPTER VIII. Excursions continued.
35Memorable Quotes
18CHAPTER IX. Latter-Day Saints.—Of the Mormon Religion. (pt. 1)
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