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• The William B. Crawley Great Lives Lecture Series

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  Biography is the most intimate approach to history--and the most entertaining. UMW’s Great Lives lecture series reveals how extraordinary people – some born to privilege and power, others from modest backgrounds – shaped art, literature, science,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Desert Queen

  the Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell, Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia

  Wallach, Janet, 1942-

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  A fascinating look at the life of Gertrude Bell, who left her home in England to settle in the Middle East, worked closely with the Arab people, and wrote several books about her travels and life in Iraq and other areas in the Arabian Peninsula .

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• The Desert and the Sown by Gertrude Bell

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  Gertrude Bell shares her personal impressions of the Middle East in this intriguing look at Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine in the early twentieth century. The Desert and the Sown is considered her best book. This eBook is available immediately…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• "Gertrude Bell" by Janet E. Courtney

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  Courtney shares her personal remembrances and many fascinating facts about Gertrude Bell in this 1927 article from "The North American Review." You will need your CRRL card to access JSTOR.

• Gertrude Bell: The Arabian Diaries, 1913-1914

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  Editor Rosemary O'Brien has compiled Bell's notes, diaries, and photographs, created for Major Charles Doughty-Wylie from her 1913 trip to the Arabian desert. This eBook is available immediately through hoopla streaming. Learn more about the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations by Georgina Howell

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  Gertrude Bell was more than a writer and archaeologist, she helped create modern-day Iraq and was an indispensable advisor on the Middle East to the British government during World War I. Howell gives the reader a compelling portrait of this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lives of Extraordinary Women

  Rulers, Rebels (and What the Neighbors Thought)

  Krull, Kathleen

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  Biographical sketches of 20 influential women, including Cleopatra, Elizabeth I, Harriet Tubman, Gertrude Bell, and many more. Written for grades 4-8 and a great introduction to these famous women. Also available on eAudio and as an eBook through…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Persian Pictures by Gertrude Bell

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  After visiting Persia (now Iran) in 1892, Bell wrote a series of essays about Persian culture, landscapes, and characters she experienced on her journey giving contemporary readers a vivid sense of 19th-century Persian life and society. This eBook…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Queen of the Desert

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  Nicole Kidman stars in this biopic about Gertrude Bell, who worked in the Middle East in the beginning of the 20th century. Intrepid and adventurous, Bell helped to connect the native people with the British government, wrote books, and worked as an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• "Queen of the Sands" by Kerry Ellis

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  This "History Today" article relates the history of Gertrude Bell and her time in the Middle East, particularly her work, along with T.E. Lawrence, to establish a relationship between the British government and the Arabs. You will need your CRRL…Read moreRead more of this annotation