Descript |
xi, 301 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
Content |
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Media |
unmediated n |
Carrier |
volume nc |
Edition |
First paperback edition. |
Note |
Originally published: 2011. |
Contents |
Prologue -- Sampson and Sarah -- Mohammed's man in Malta -- Enter the consul-general -- Moving Memnon -- The devil made them do it -- Staff problems at Abu Simbel -- A present from Philae -- Messing with mummies -- Return to Abu Simbel -- The great discovery -- Enduring achievements -- Confrontation in the consulate -- Over the mountains and through the passes -- Philae and the grand engagement -- Bingham Richards and the "Christie-sort of list" -- Hard times -- Saving Sarah -- Significant others -- Epilogue -- Glossary. |
ISBN |
9780813945538 |
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0813945534 |
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