Ruffian Dick: A Novel of Sir Richard Francis Burton

Lust and adventure meet history in this ride through roughshod America that rings truer than any history book.

Uncovered from the ashes of the British Consulate in Trieste, an archaeological excavation has found the once-thought destroyed and very private journal of Richard Burton, a man regarded as perhaps one of the greatest intellects, rogues, and colorful adventurers of the nineteenth century. In the journal’s pages a different man comes to light: here is Richard Burton unplugged and unc...