Queen of the desert : the extraordinary life of Gertrude Bell
Howell, Georgina, 1942-2015
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Archaeologist, spy, Arabist, linguist, author, poet, photographer, mountaineer and nation builder, Gertrude Bell was born in 1868 into a world of privilege and plenty, but she turned her back on all that for her passion for the Arab peoples, becoming the architect of the independent kingdom of Iraq and seeing its first king Faisal safely onto the throne in 1921. 'Queen of the Desert' is her story, vividly told and impeccably researched, drawing on Gertrude's own writings, both published and unpublished.
Main title:
Queen of the desert : the extraordinary life of Gertrude Bell / Georgina Howell.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Pan Books, 2015.
Collation:
560 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781447286264 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.415092B/BELLB BEL HOW
Language:
English
Subject:
Bell, Gertrude Lowthian, 1868-1926Women Middle East specialists -- Great Britain -- BiographyMiddle East specialists -- Great Britain -- BiographyWomen authors, English -- 20th century -- BiographyTravel writers -- Great Britain -- BiographyWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Arabian PeninsulaBiography
BRN:
1134704
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Central Library | Adult non-fiction | B BEL HOW | Available |