Hero The life and legend of Lawrence of Arabia
Book - 2010
The acclaimed author of the "New York Times"-bestseller "Ike" returns with a definitive new biography of the legendary British scholar, adventurer, soldier, and hero who became a myth in his lifetime-- T.E. Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia.
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- Published
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New York, NY :
Harper
[2010]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- First edition
- Physical Description
- xvii, 762 pages 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9780061712616
- "Who is this extraordinary pip-squeak?"
- Aqaba, 1917: the making of a hero
- "The family romance"
- Oxford, 1907-1910
- Carchemish: 1911-1914
- Cairo: 1914-1916
- 1917: "The uncrowned king of Arabia"
- 1918: triumph and tragedy
- In the great world
- "Backing into the limelight": 1920-1922
- "Solitary in the ranks"
- Apotheosis
- Epilogue: Life after death.