Queen of the desert

Georgina Howell

Archaeologist, spy, Arabist, linguist, author, poet, photographer, mountaineer and nation builder, Gertrude Bell was born in 1868 into a world of privilege and plenty, but she turned her back on all that for her passion for the Arab peoples, becoming the architect of the independent kingdom of Iraq and seeing its first king Faisal safely onto the throne in 1921. 'Queen of the Desert' is her story, vividly told and impeccably researched, drawing on Gertrude's own writings, both published and unpublished.

Author(s): Howell, Georgina
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 15/01/2015
Pagination: 560 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Pan Books
Published By: Pan Books
Book Classification: Biography: historical, political & military|Asian history|History of other lands
Dimensions: 197x130x36
Weight: 386
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781447286264