Dan's review of Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations
Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations by Georgina Howell
Brisk, well-written bio of the early 20th century British traveler, explorer and later diplomat who helped shape the modern Middle East. A bit hagiographic -- ignoring the fact that the states she helped to forge were not real nations and therefore contained the seeds of modern conflicts -- it is nonetheless fascinating, as is its subject.
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