Program Type:
Book ClubAge Group:
AdultsProgram Description
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Join us to discuss "Gertrude Bell, Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations" by Georgina Howell. 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 in 1868 into a world of privilege, Bell turned her back on Victorian society, choosing to read history at Oxford and going on to become an archaeologist, spy, Arabist, linguist, author (of Persian Pictures, The Desert and the Sown, and many other collections), poet, photographer, and legendary mountaineer. ...a richly compelling portrait of a woman who transcended the restrictions of her class and times, and in so doing, created a remarkable and enduring legacy.
Copies of the book are limited. Registration is required. Please call, email, or inquire at your branch for more information.
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