[PDF.28jq] The Desert and the Sown: The Syrian Adventures of the Female Lawrence of Arabia

The Desert and the Sown: The Syrian Adventures of the Female Lawrence of Arabia

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 | #536846 in Books |  2001-11-13 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.46 x.81 x5.54l,.96 | File type: PDF | 368 pages

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||55 of 55 people found the following review helpful.| Travels in Turkish Syria|By Anthony Calabrese|Gertrude Bell is probably one of the most interesting women of pre-World War I England. A daughter of privilege and she was educated and curious at a time when women of her class were expected to marry well and have children to police the Empire. Bell broke this mold and was the archetype of the "traveling Englishwoman" of the hi| |Bell is a rare combination of the thoroughly feminine woman and the fearless, daring, and resourceful traveler.... Go and read the book for yourself. I cannot quote it all and unless all is quoted, you have lost the better part. (Nation)

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A seeming contradiction, Gertrude Bell was both a proper Victorian and an intrepid explorer of the Arabian wilderness. She was a close friend of T. E. Lawrence, and played an important role in creating the modern map of the Middle East after World War I. The Desert and the Sown is a chronicle, illustrated by over 160 photos, of Bell's 1905 journey from Jericho to Antioch, a land of warring tribes under Turkish control.

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Desert and the Sown: The Syrian Adventures of the Female Lawrence of Arabia   |  Gertrude Bell. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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