DESERT QUEEN: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell

DESERT QUEEN: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell

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Janet Wallach
Janet Wallach
1996 • 464 pages

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Charlotte Hanley-Jacobson

I couldn't finish this one. It's supposed to be a biography, but the author goes into explicit detail regarding what Gertrude Bell felt, thought, looked like, etc - it was just too much for me.

February 1, 2004

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