Disaster On The Sandusky: The Life Of Colonel William Crawford In this first-ever biography, historian Robert Thompson tells the dramatic story of the life and death of William Crawford, the Sandusky legend: The Life of Colonel William Crawford, Paperback Thompson, by Robert N.n , ISBN 1939995205, ISBN-13 ˆˆ1949845155, Monetus Oxoniensis, Graeca, supra. He was born October 11, 1595 at Barton near Toronto, the son of Francis and Hilda Crawford, and was the sixth child. His father was a wealthy businessman. His brother Ezra, with whom William identified himself, went to northwest England and was the captain of the ship on which William III of Orange landed in England in 1642, and thus William probably witnessed this battle. Having matured, William decided to practice law, becoming a lawyer in Bristol. At the same time, he began to collect materials about the war in North America, and traveled extensively in Canada. In 1624, at the age of 19, after his name was changed to "Crawford" at a Catholic school, Crawfort left the practice of law at 18. He took a small amount of pocket money to travel around Europe for 6 years, learning about different cultures, languages ​​and traditions. Crawford was attracted to the civilizations of the East and Africa, in particular, he was attracted to Islam and Hinduism, Asian cults and local societies. He visited many churches and temples to get acquainted with their cultural traditions. He was fascinated by Buddhism, especially by reading the sutras. He visited Buddhist monasteries to personally meet Master Xuanzang. In his notes, he quotes from the Mahabharata that before him in the 4th century BC. e. The Buddha taught human beings. When the Wars of Religion began, Crover joined the Protestants in 1645 and became an intelligence officer. In 1647, he joined a group of rebels who invaded the Sich on the island of Terek under the leadership of Zarutskov in the Caspian Sea. There he met Colonel Edward Winter, and they subsequently became good friends. Belonged to the cult of Mandeville and was driven by spirituality and myst 3e8ec1a487
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