Gertrude Bell : explorer of the Middle East / Heather Lehr Wagner ; introduction: Milbry Polk.
by Wagner, Heather Lehr.
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BookSeries: Women explorers. Publisher: Philadelphia : Chelsea House, c2004Description: xvi, 116 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 079107711X.Subject(s): Bell, Gertrude Lowthian, 1868-1926 | Travelers -- Biography | Stateswomen -- Biography | Women -- Biography | Middle East -- Description and travelDDC classification: 956/.02/092 | B Online resources: Table of contents
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Summary: Chronicles the life of Gertrude Bell, the Englishwoman who explored the Middle East in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and played an important role in the founding of Iraq, helping to choose its first king and creating the Baghdad Museum.
The mark of the desert -- Childhood memories -- The colors of the East -- The voice of the wind -- The romance of the desert -- Intelligence officer -- A new nation -- Stateswoman and advisor.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-105) and index.
The mark of the desert -- Childhood memories -- The colors of the East -- The voice of the wind -- The romance of the desert -- Intelligence officer -- A new nation -- Stateswoman and advisor.
Chronicles the life of Gertrude Bell, the Englishwoman who explored the Middle East in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and played an important role in the founding of Iraq, helping to choose its first king and creating the Baghdad Museum.
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