The Desert and the Sown : The Syrian Adventures of the Female Lawrence of Arabia
The Desert and the Sown : The Syrian Adventures of the Female Lawrence of Arabia
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Passionate about Arabia, then an inhospitable land of nomadic and warring tribes under Turkish control, Bell wrote this account of her extraordinary 1905 trip across the Syrian Desert from Jericho to Antioch.
The Desert and the Sown: The Syrian Adventures of the Female Lawrence of Arabia,Gertrude Bell,Cooper Square Press,0815411359,Biography & Autobiography,Biography/Autobiography,Description and travel,Essays & Travelogues,General,Middle East - General,Social life and customs,Syria,Travel - General,Arid zones, deserts,Biography: general,Geographical discovery & exploration,Middle East,Travel writing,Women's studies,c 1900 - c 1914
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