The Desert and the Sown
The Syrian Adventures of the Female Lawrence of Arabia
Biography & Memoir, Historical
| Author: | Gertrude Bell | ISBN: | 9781461624257 |
| Publisher: | Cooper Square Press | Publication: | November 13, 2001 |
| Imprint: | Cooper Square Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gertrude Bell |
| ISBN: | 9781461624257 |
| Publisher: | Cooper Square Press |
| Publication: | November 13, 2001 |
| Imprint: | Cooper Square Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
