Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypts Ancient Temples from Destruction (Large Print)

Hardback

Main Details

Title Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypts Ancient Temples from Destruction (Large Print)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Lynne Olson
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:673
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreLarge Print
Thorndike Press
All Dates
ISBN/Barcode 9798885789936
Audience
General
Edition Large Print Edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Thorndike Press
Imprint Thorndike Press
NZ Release Date 1 June 2023
Publication Country United States

Description

In the 1960s, fifty countries contributed nearly a billion dollars to save a dozen ancient Egyptian temples from drowning in the floodwaters of the Aswan High Dam. But the press coverage at the time overlooked the French archaeologist who made it all happen. Without the intervention of Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt, the temples would now be at the bottom of a vast reservoir. A willful real-life version of Indiana Jones, Desroches- Noblecourt helped preserve a crucial part of Egypt's cultural heritage and made sure it remained in its homeland.