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Desert queen : the extraordinary life of Gertrude Bell, adventurer, adviser to kings, ally of Lawrence of Arabia
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Desert queen : the extraordinary life of Gertrude Bell, adventurer, adviser to kings, ally of Lawrence of Arabia
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Biography of Gertrude Bell, a Victorian woman who sought adventure in Arab lands, writing several popular books about her travels, and becoming indispensable to Lawrence of Arabia and British intelligence during World War I and in the peace negotiations that followed.
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Title
Desert queen : the extraordinary life of Gertrude Bell, adventurer, adviser to kings, ally of Lawrence of Arabia
Call No
BIOG BELL
Edition
1st ed.
Authors
Wallach, Janet
Subjects
Bell, Gertrude Lowthian, 1868-1926.
Women Orientalists--Biography.
Colonial administrators--Great Britain--Biography.
Colonial administrators--Middle East--Biography.
Bell, Gertrude Lowthian, 1868-1926. sears
Women Orientalists--Biography.
Colonial administrators--Biography.
Language
English
Published
New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 1996.
Publication Desc
xxv, 419 p. : ill., maps.
ISBN
0385474083 (hbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
95044868 //r96
Target Audience
Adult