DESERT QUEEN
The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia
By Janet Wallach | Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
About the book
The definitive biography, mesmerizing and “richly textured ” (Chicago Tribune), that inspired the acclaimed documentary, Letters from Baghdad. • With a new Afterword • \"Desert Queen...plucks Gertrude Bell out of the shadow of Lawrence of Arabia.\" —The Boston Globe
Here is the story of Gertrude Bell, who explored, mapped, and excavated the Arab world throughout the early twentieth century. Recruited by British intelligence during World War I, she played a crucial role in obtaining the loyalty of Arab leaders, and her connections and information provided the brains to match T. E. Lawrence's brawn. After the war, she played a major role in creating the modern Middle East and was, at the time, considered the most powerful woman in the British Empire.
In this masterful biography, Janet Wallach shows us the woman behind these achievements—a woman whose passion and defiant independence were at odds with the confined and custom-bound England she left behind.
Too long eclipsed by Lawrence, Gertrude Bell emerges at last in her own right as a vital player on the stage of modern history, and as a woman whose life was both a heartbreaking story and a grand adventure.
Editions of DESERT QUEEN
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781400096190
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780385495752
- AltFormat
- ISBN 9780385474085
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307744364
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780449806753
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780449806777
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780449806760
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The definitive biography, mesmerizing and “richly textured ” (Chicago Tribune), that inspired the acclaimed documentary, Letters from Baghdad. • With a new Afterword • \"Desert Queen...plucks Gertrude Bell out of the shadow of Lawrence of Arabia.\" —The Boston Globe
Here is the story of Gertrude Bell, who explored, mapped, and excavated the Arab world throughout the early twentieth century. Recruited by British intelligence during World War I, she played a crucial role in obtaining the loyalty of Arab leaders, and her connections and information provided the brains to match T. E. Lawrence's brawn. After the war, she played a major role in creating the modern Middle East and was, at the time, considered the most powerful woman in the British Empire.
In this masterful biography, Janet Wallach shows us the woman behind these achievements—a woman whose passion and defiant independence were at odds with the confined and custom-bound England she left behind.
Too long eclipsed by Lawrence, Gertrude Bell emerges at last in her own right as a vital player on the stage of modern history, and as a woman whose life was both a heartbreaking story and a grand adventure.
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What is DESERT QUEEN about?
The definitive biography, mesmerizing and “richly textured ” (Chicago Tribune), that inspired the acclaimed documentary, Letters from Baghdad. • With a new Afterword • \"Desert Queen...plucks Gertrude Bell out of the shadow of Lawrence of Arabia.\" —The Boston Globe
Here is the story of Gertrude Bell, who explored, mapped, and excavated the Arab world throughout the early twentieth century. Recruited by British intelligence during World War I, she played a crucial role in obtaining the loyalty of Arab leaders, and her connections and information provided the brains to match T. E. Lawrence's brawn. After the war, she played a major role in creating the modern Middle East and was, at the time, considered the most powerful woman in the British Empire.
In this masterful biography, Janet Wallach shows us the woman behind these achievements—a woman whose passion and defiant independence were at odds with the confined and custom-bound England she left behind.
Too long eclipsed by Lawrence, Gertrude Bell emerges at last in her own right as a vital player on the stage of modern history, and as a woman whose life was both a heartbreaking story and a grand adventure.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in DESERT QUEEN?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Biography: general
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book DESERT QUEEN?
Janet Wallach
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DESERT QUEEN is available as paperback(ISBN 9781400096190) and paperback(ISBN 9780385495752) and altformat(ISBN 9780385474085) and ebook(ISBN 9780307744364) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780449806753) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780449806777) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780449806760)
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