The Land of Midian
by Richard Francis Burton 
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Richard Francis Burton was an explorer, translator, writer, soldier, spy, fencer, and diplomat. He is most famous for his translations of One Thousand and One Sights and the Kama Sutra and for having been the first European to visit the Great Lakes of Africa. He once traveled to Mecca in disguise and spoke nearly thirty languages. He died in 1890.
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Arabia Past and Present (14,15)
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- 622.342 — Applied science & technology Engineering Mining and related operations Mining by Material Sought Metals Gold and silver
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- DS247 .H42 .B87 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Asia History of Asia Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia Local history and description
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