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Falconry in the Valley of the Indus Kindle Edition

by Sir Richard Francis Burton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Falconry in the Valley of the Indus (1852) by Sir Richard Francis Burton
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    February 1, 2012
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0074V5TZE
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Double D (February 1, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 1, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1272 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 154 pages
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5.0 out of 5 stars Observant
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2014
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Interesting to hear his own voice, though his biographies are a marvel, by his wife, Isabel. Many anecdotes of his experience are so interesting, as he observes the customs and expectations of the people amongst whom he travels. I did expect a bit more though; it seemed a bit truncated.
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David B. Fobert
5.0 out of 5 stars If you like Burton you'll like this book
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2017
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If you like Burton you'll like this book. Esoteric in the extreme but entertaining and generally interesting.
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VerbRiver
4.0 out of 5 stars A Sorry and Unlamented Practice
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2013
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Among these pages, I opened a rusted door on a subject utterly unfamiliar. This is a book of basic observations from an archival time, the story of men of the Raj sporting with falcons in the fields of India. I found very little in Richard Burton's report that appealed to me. Much of it was off-putting. But the glimpse of differences in time, geography and culture was irresistible and eye-opening.

Evidently falcons were once useful as prey finders. But by the 1852 publication of Burton's book, the practice had already begun to fade into a privileged hobby. While there is much here about the "training" of birds, the word seems more a euphemism for the arrogance of men subjugating a free creature for amusement.

I was over swept by many things I had not imagined and exposed to practices I could never approve let alone defend. Even so, this is a small book well done with old facts fresh to me and period attitudes beyond my embrace. It was, therefore, a sort of education though certainly not an advancement. On balance, the book is an artifact worth the time.
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