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Gertrude Bell : queen of the desert, shaper of nations

Gertrude Bell : queen of the desert, shaper of nations

Howell, Georgina, 1942-
Book 2007

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.

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ISBN:
9780374161620
0374161623
Description:
xix, 481 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits
Other Title:
Daughter of the desert
Notes:
"Originally published as: Daughter to the desert. London : Macmillan, 2006
Includes bibliographical references and index
LCCN:
2006029994
Control Number:
147782
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