DESERT QUEEN Janet Wallach - The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia (Middle East)

DESERT QUEEN by Janet Wallach tells the untold story of Gertrude Bell, a woman as vital to the history of the Middle East as her friend and colleague, Lawrence of Arabia.

THIS IS A USED BOOK IN VERY GOOD CONDITION: nice and clean and lightly read; minor reading to corners; excellent binding with a light spine crease; pages are nice and clean and aging lightly; gift message written in texta on inside front cover of book. See photos for cover blurb, condition and sample pages. The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

PUBLISHER'S BLURB: Turning away from privileged Victorian Britain, Gertrude Bell explored, mapped and excavated the world of the Arabs, winning the trust of Arab sheiks and chieftains along the way. When the First World War erupted and the British needed the loyalty of Arab leaders, Gertrude Bell provided the intelligence for T.E. Lawrence's military activities. After the war, she played a major role in creating the modern Middle East, and was generally considered the most powerful woman in the British Empire. In this major reassessment of Bell's life, Janet Wallach reveals a woman whose achievements and independent spirit were especially remarkable for her times, and who brought the same passion and intensity to her explorations as she did to her rich and romantic life.

Book Details

Code: SKU1823

Condition: See notes and photos below

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 419

Published: 1999 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, UK

ISBN: 0753802473

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