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Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations
Gertrude Bell Queen of the Desert Shaper of Nations
Author: Georgina Howell
A marvelous tale of an adventurous life of great historical import She has been called the female Lawrence of Arabia, which, while not inaccurate, fails to give Gertrude Bell her due. She was at one time the most powerful woman in the British Empire: a nation builder, the driving force behind the creation of modern-day Iraq. Born in 1868 into a ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780374161620
ISBN-10: 0374161623
Publication Date: 4/17/2007
Pages: 512
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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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