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Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations

Contributor(s): Georgina Howell (more by Georgina Howell)

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Gertrude Bell was at one time the most powerful woman in the British Empire and was the driving force behind the creation of modern-day Iraq. This work is a richly compelling portrait of a woman who transcended the restrictions of her class and times and created a remarkable and enduring legacy.

ISBN: 0374531358 | EAN: 9780374531355
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux  | Publication Date: April, 2008

Additional Information

BISAC Categories: Biography & Autobiography | Historical | British
Biography & Autobiography | Literary
Biography & Autobiography | Political
Biography & Autobiography | Travelers
Biography & Autobiography | Women
LC Subjects: Bell, Gertrude Lowthian
Colonial administrators
Great Britain
Middle East
Women Asianists
Women archaeologists
Women travelers
Dewey: B
Physical Info: 0.92" H x 8.30" L x 5.45" W (0.99 lbs) 481 pages
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