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Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypts Ancient Temples from Destruction (Large Print)
Hardback
Main Details
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Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypts Ancient Temples from Destruction (Large Print)
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Lynne Olson
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:673 | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140 |
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Category/Genre | Large Print Thorndike Press All Dates |
ISBN/Barcode |
9798885789936
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Edition |
Large Print Edition
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Thorndike Press
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Imprint |
Thorndike Press
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NZ Release Date |
1 June 2023 |
Publication Country |
United States
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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.
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