Desert queen (Record no. 43112)
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
|---|---|
| LC control number | 2005277878 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 1400096197 |
| 024 3# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 9781400096190 |
| Additional codes following the standard number or code | 51595 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 956.02092 Wal |
| Item number | 15 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| Classification number | 956.02092 Wal |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Wallach, Janet, |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Desert queen |
| Remainder of title | the extraordinary life of Gertrude Bell, adventurer, adviser to kings, ally of Lawrence of Arabia / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Janet Wallach. |
| Medium | |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | Anchor Books ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Anchor Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2005. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxii, 425 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill., maps ; |
| Dimensions | 21 cm. |
| Type of unit | Hardback book. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Biography. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes Index and Bibliography |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Title | A Victorian -- Of great and honored stock -- A man's world -- An ill-fated marriage -- Flight -- First steps in the desert -- A different challenge -- The desert and the sown -- Women's rights -- Lawrence -- Dick -- Toward Hayil -- Prisoner in Arabia -- Rumblings of war -- A tragic end -- Escape to the East -- A remarkably clever women -- A messy situation -- An independent woman -- Baghdad -- Disarray -- Paris and the Arab question -- The Arab mood -- A change of thinking -- Desert storms -- A taste of England -- The clash -- An unpleasant victory -- Cox returns -- The Cairo Conference -- Resistance -- Faisal -- The King -- Ken -- Farewell to Cox -- Troubles -- To sleep. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Turning away from the privileged world of the "eminent Victorians" Gertrude Bell (1868-1926) explored, mapped, and excavated the world of the Arabs. Recruited by British intellignece during World War I, she played a crucial rose 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 th emost powerful woman in the British Empire. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bell, Gertrude Lowthian |
| Dates associated with a name | 1868-1926 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Women Orientalists |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Colonial administrators |
| Geographic subdivision | Great Britain |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Colonial administrators |
| Geographic subdivision | Middle East |
| Location of event | Arab world |
| General subdivision | History. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | 900 - 999 |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Permanent Location | Current Location | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out | Public note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | 10.85 | 1 | 956.02092 Wal | 88298 | 2011-05-07 | 2011-04-20 | Muriel S. Gregory |