The Desert and the Sown
travels in palestine and syria
$46.27
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
26 December 2008
Summary
Gertrude Bell’s Arabian Journey: The Desert and the Sown
The female Lawrence of Arabia,” Gertrude Bell wrote captivating, perceptive accounts of her travels in the Middle East. This intriguing narrative, accompanied by 160 photos, traces her 1905 sojourn in Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine.
Born to transcend the social constraints of Victorian England, Gertrude Bell left the comforts of her privileged life for the unconventional - but thrilling - world of the Middle East. One o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780486468761 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0486468763 |
| Author: | Gertrude Bell |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 26 December 2008 |
| Weight: | 435g |
| Dimensions: | 215mm x 140mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
Gertrude Bell
Gertrude Bell was a British writer, archaeologist, and political analyst who left a privileged life in Victorian England to become a citizen of the world. One of the first women to graduate from Oxford, she traveled to Persia, where she was passionately drawn to the Arab people, their language, and their architecture. Bell’s achievements there were stunning: she established an archaeology musem and was one of the people responsible for creating the Iraq that exists today.
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