Desert Queen
The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell, Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia
$37.93
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
1 December 1997
Summary
Gertrude Bell was one of Oxford University’s early female students, an archaeologist, a linguist, photographer, inveterate writer of letters, and the greatest woman mountaineer of her age. Turning her back on her privileged life in Victorian England, Gertrude Bell (1868-1926), fired by her innate curiosity, journeyed the world and became captivated by the Arab world.
She travelled extensively throughout the Middle East, was fluent in both Persian and Arabic, and mixed freely in Arab m…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753802472 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753802473 |
| Author: | Janet Wallach |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 1 December 1997 |
| Weight: | 424g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 136mm x 34mm |
| Series: | Phoenix Giants S. |
About The Author
Janet Wallach
Janet Wallach’s own interest and expertise in Arab politics and history led her to the life of Gertrude Bell. A contributor to the Washington Post and other publications, Janet Wallach is the co-author, with her husband John, of two books about the Middle East: Still Small Voices and Arafat: In the Eye of the Beholder. She lives in New York City.
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