{"product_id":"desert-queen-the-extraordinary-life-of-gertrude-bell-adventurer-adviser-to-kings-ally-of-lawrence-of-arabia-paperback","title":"Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanet Wallach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive biography, \u003cb\u003emesmerizing and \u003c\/b\u003e\"richly textured \" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e), that inspired the acclaimed documentary, \u003ci\u003eLetters from Baghdad. - \u003c\/i\u003eWith a new Afterword - \"\u003ci\u003eDesert Queen\u003c\/i\u003e...plucks Gertrude Bell out of the shadow of Lawrence of Arabia.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is the story of Gertrude Bell, who explored, mapped, and excavated the Arab world throughout the early twentieth century. Recruited by British intelligence during World War I, she played a crucial role in obtaining the loyalty of Arab leaders, and her connections and information provided the brains to match T. E. Lawrence's brawn. After the war, she played a major role in creating the modern Middle East and was, at the time, considered the most powerful woman in the British Empire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this masterful biography, Janet Wallach shows us the woman behind these achievements\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003ea woman whose passion and defiant independence were at odds with the confined and custom-bound England she left behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToo long eclipsed by Lawrence, Gertrude Bell emerges at last in her own right as a vital player on the stage of modern history, and as a woman whose life was both a heartbreaking story and a grand adventure.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurning away from the privileged world of the \"eminent Victorians,\" Gertrude Bell (1868--1926) explored, mapped, and excavated the world of the Arabs. Recruited by British intelligence during World War I, she played a crucial role in obtaining the loyalty of Arab leaders, and her connections and information provided the brains to match T. E. Lawrence's brawn. After the war, she played a major role in creating the modern Middle East and was, at the time, considered the most powerful woman in the British Empire. \u003cbr\u003eIn this masterful biography, Janet Wallach shows us the woman behind these achievements-a woman whose passion and defiant independence were at odds wit the confined and custom-bound England she left behind. Too long eclipsed by Lawrence, Gertrude Bell emerges at last in her own right as a vital player on the stage of modern history, and as a woman whose life was both a heartbreaking story and a grand adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanet Wallach is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Richest Woman in America: Hetty Green in the Gilded Age\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eSeraglio \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eChanel: Her Style and Her Life. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is also coauthor, with her husband John Wallach, of three previous books on the Middle East: \u003ci\u003eThe New Palestinians\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eArafat: In the Eyes of the Beholder\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eStill Small Voices: The Real Heroes of the Arab-Israeli Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.12 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42169918750855,"sku":"9781400096190","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/14d11b7f07605cdf3972619887bf67f4.webp?v=1733344547","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/desert-queen-the-extraordinary-life-of-gertrude-bell-adventurer-adviser-to-kings-ally-of-lawrence-of-arabia-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}