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"I Summoned My Sheikhs": The Writings of the Queen of the Desert
I Summoned My Sheikhs The Writings of the Queen of the Desert Author:Gertrude Bell A portrait in her own words of the female Lawrence of Arabia, the subject of two upcoming major motion pictures — One of the great woman adventurers of the twentieth century and the chief architect of British policy in the Middle East after World War I, Gertrude Bell turned her back on Victorian society to study at Oxford and travel the world. Mo... more »untaineer, archaeologist, Arabist, writer, poet, linguist, and spy, she dedicated her life to championing the Arab cause and was instrumental in drawing the borders that define today?s Middle East. Forthright and spirited, opinionated and playful, and deeply instructive about the Arab world, this volume brings together her letters, military dispatches, diary entries, and travel writings to offer an intimate look at a woman who shaped nations.« less
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