text Empress of the Nile : the daredevil archaeologist who saved Egypt's ancient temples from destruction
- Summary
- "In the 1960s, the world's attention was focused on a nail-biting race against time--an international campaign to save over a dozen ancient Egyptian temples, built during the height of the pharaohs' rule, from drowning in the floodwaters of the gi... Read more
- Contents
- Introduction -- A childhood passion -- Coming of age at the Louvre -- "A dangerous black sheep" -- A splendid adventure -- Upheaval in Cairo -- "Luck smiled on me again" -- Saving the treasures of the Louvre -- Resisting the Nazis -- Shock waves i... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- xx, 426 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Publisher
- Random House 2023
| Library | Location | Status |
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| SBBDL | 921 Desroche in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| Library | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SBBDL | 921 Desroche in Adult Non-fiction | Available |