Gertrude Bell queen of the desert, shaper of nations

Gertrude Bell queen of the desert, shaper of nations

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 into privilege in 1868, Bell turned...

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Main Author: Howell, Georgina 1942-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2007.
Edition:1st American ed.
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Bell, Gertrude Lowthian > 1868-1926.
Travelers > Middle East > Biography.
Women travelers > Middle East > Biography.
Archaeologists > Great Britain > Biography.
Women archaeologists > Great Britain > Biography.
Asianists > Biography.
Women Asianists > Biography.
Colonial administrators > Great Britain > Biography.
Colonial administrators > Middle East > Biography.
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