{"product_id":"desert-queen","title":"Desert Queen","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe definitive biography, \u003cb\u003emesmerizing and \u003c\/b\u003e\"richly textured \" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e), that inspired the acclaimed documentary, \u003ci\u003eLetters from Baghdad. - \u003c\/i\u003eWith a new Afterword - \"\u003ci\u003eDesert Queen\u003c\/i\u003e...plucks Gertrude Bell out of the shadow of Lawrence of Arabia.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is the story of Gertrude Bell, who explored, mapped, and excavated the Arab world throughout the early twentieth century. Recruited by British intelligence during World War I, she played a crucial role in obtaining the loyalty of Arab leaders, and her connections and information provided the brains to match T. E. Lawrence's brawn. After the war, she played a major role in creating the modern Middle East and was, at the time, considered the most powerful woman in the British Empire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this masterful biography, Janet Wallach shows us the woman behind these achievements\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003ea woman whose passion and defiant independence were at odds with the confined and custom-bound England she left behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToo long eclipsed by Lawrence, Gertrude Bell emerges at last in her own right as a vital player on the stage of modern history, and as a woman whose life was both a heartbreaking story and a grand adventure.","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833702101197,"sku":"9781400096190","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_d691bd50-f480-4240-bef5-9616910ef27c.jpg?v=1790894415","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/desert-queen","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}