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Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
Empress of the Nile The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
Author: Lynne Olson
In the 1960s, the world's attention was focused on a nail-biting race against time: Fifty countries contributed nearly a billion dollars to save a dozen ancient Egyptian temples, built during the height of the pharaohs' rule, from drowning in the floodwaters of the massive new Aswan High Dam. But the extensive press coverage at the time ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780525509479
ISBN-10: 052550947X
Publication Date: 2/28/2023
Pages: 448
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Publisher: Random House
Book Type: Hardcover
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