Gertrude Bell : queen of the desert, shaper of nations
(Audiobook CD)
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Published
[Old Saybrook, Conn.] : Tantor Audio [a division of] Recorded Books, [2016].
ISBN
9781515911852, 1515911853
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Batavia Public Library District - Adult AV | CD Audiobook B Bell, Gertrude | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Archaeologists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Asianists -- Biography.
Audiobooks.
Bell, Gertrude Lowthian, -- 1868-1926.
Biographies.
Colonial administrators -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Colonial administrators -- Middle East -- Biography.
Sound recordings.
Travelers -- Middle East -- Biography.
Women archaeologists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Women Asianists -- Biography.
Women travelers -- Middle East -- Biography.
Asianists -- Biography.
Audiobooks.
Bell, Gertrude Lowthian, -- 1868-1926.
Biographies.
Colonial administrators -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Colonial administrators -- Middle East -- Biography.
Sound recordings.
Travelers -- Middle East -- Biography.
Women archaeologists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Women Asianists -- Biography.
Women travelers -- Middle East -- Biography.
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Published
[Old Saybrook, Conn.] : Tantor Audio [a division of] Recorded Books, [2016].
Format
Audiobook CD
Physical Desc
15 audio discs (approximately 18 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9781515911852, 1515911853
UPC
9781515911852
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally published in Great Britain as: Daughter of the desert.
General Note
Compact disc.
General Note
In container (17 cm.).
Participants/Performers
Read by Corrie James.
Description
She has been called the female Lawrence of Arabia, which, while not inaccurate, fails to give Gertrude Bell her due. She was at one time the most powerful woman in the British Empire: a nation builder, the driving force behind the creation of modern-day Iraq. Born into privilege in 1868, Bell turned her back on Victorian society, choosing to read history at Oxford and going on to become an archaeologist, spy, Arabist, linguist, author, poet, photographer, and mountaineer. She traveled the globe several times, but her passion was the desert. Her vast knowledge of the region made her indispensable to the British government during World War I. As an army major on the front lines in Mesopotamia, she supported the creation of an autonomous Arab nation for Iraq, promoting and manipulating the election of King Faisal to the throne and helping to draw the borders of the fledgling state.
Local note
AUDIOBOOK CD
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Howell, G., & James, C. (2016). Gertrude Bell: queen of the desert, shaper of nations (Unabridged.). Tantor Audio [a division of] Recorded Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Howell, Georgina, 1942- and Corrie, James. 2016. Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations. Tantor Audio [a division of] Recorded Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Howell, Georgina, 1942- and Corrie, James. Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations Tantor Audio [a division of] Recorded Books, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Howell, Georgina, and Corrie James. Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations Unabridged., Tantor Audio [a division of] Recorded Books, 2016.
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