Gertrude bell: the arabian diaries, 1913-1914
Auteur :
O'Brien, Rosemary
Éditeur :
Syracuse University Press
ISBN :
9780815606727
Date de publication :
1 oct. 2000
Dimensions :
23,6 x 18,4 x 2,9 cm
Poids :
882 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The Englishwoman Gertrude Bell lived an extraordinary life. She rode with bandits, braved desert shamals and was captured by Bedouins. This volume of three of her notebooks preserves Bell's elegant, vibrant prose and presents Bell as a brilliant tactician fearlessly confronting her vulnerabilities.