The Robber Baron Archaeologist Author:Daniel Gordon Theodore M. Davis (1837-1915) is most often remembered today in connection with KV55, a tomb in the Valley of the Kings that Davis asserted belonged to Queen Tiy, mother of the heretic King Akhenaten. But Davis was associated with many other excavations including those of Queen Hatshepsut and King Tuthmosis IV, as well as sponsoring numerous imp... more »ortant Egyptologists such as Howard Carter and Edward Ayrton. Daniel Gordon's book describes the fascinating "Gilded Age" life of Davis and his significant contributions to our current knowledge of the lives of famous kings and queens from Ancient Egypt. Includes a preface by Betsy M. Bryan, Alexander Badawy Professor of Egyptian Art and Archaeology at Johns Hopkins University.« less