Lawrence of Arabia: The Authorized Biography of T.E. LawrenceLawerence of Arabia--the name conjures up swirling visions of desert sand and galloping camels, of epic victories and horrific personal sacrifices. But behind the heroic legend and the haunting images the reliable information is surprisingly scarce: Just who was T.E. Lawrence? In the pages of this book lies the answer--or, rather, the answers. Lawrence was medievalist who became a modern-day knight as leader of the Arab Revolt against the Turks: he was a British secret agent who became the most celebrated yet misunderstood military genius of World War I; he was an obsessed writer whose autobiography, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom, is now world famous; he was an intensely private man whose name became a household word. His exploits mesmerized the general public, while his character deeply impressed those who knew him. And, at last, he has been effectively captured in print, in this landmark biography by Jeremy Wilson. |
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictNumerous books have been written about T.E. Lawrence since his death in 1935, particularly in the last decade. This volume is fuller and more balanced than its predecessors, drawing extensively on ... Read full review
Contents
Sense and Nonsense in the Biography of T E Lawrence | 1 |
Archaeology and Travel 18881914 | 19 |
Childhood December 1891October 1907 | 21 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Lawrence of Arabia: The Authorized Biography of T.E. Lawrence |
| Author | Jeremy Wilson |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Atheneum, 1990 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Apr 19, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0689119348, 9780689119347 |
| Length | 1188 pages |
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