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- catalog abstract "Freya Stark--traveler, explorer, Arabist, and woman of letters--began the extraordinary adventures that would glamorize her, and would catapult her into public life for the next sixty years, in 1927. Leaving behind a miserable family life, Freya set out, at age 34, to explore remote and dangerous regions of the Middle East. She was captured by the French military police after penetrating their cordon around the rebellious Druze. She explored the mountainous territory of the mysterious Assassins of Persia, became the first woman to explore Luristan in western Iran, and followed ancient frankincense routes to locate a lost city. Admired by British officialdom, her knowledge of Middle Eastern languages and culture aided the military and diplomatic corps, for whom she conceived an effective propaganda network during World War II. But Stark's high-profile wanderings masked deep insecurities. This biography digs beneath the mythology to uncover a complex, quixotic, and controversial woman.--From publisher description.".
- catalog alternative "Life of Freya Stark".
- catalog contributor b11415051.
- catalog coverage "Great Britain Biography.".
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""Books by Freya Stark": p. [363]-364.".
- catalog description "Freya Stark--traveler, explorer, Arabist, and woman of letters--began the extraordinary adventures that would glamorize her, and would catapult her into public life for the next sixty years, in 1927. Leaving behind a miserable family life, Freya set out, at age 34, to explore remote and dangerous regions of the Middle East. She was captured by the French military police after penetrating their cordon around the rebellious Druze. She explored the mountainous territory of the mysterious Assassins of Persia, became the first woman to explore Luristan in western Iran, and followed ancient frankincense routes to locate a lost city. Admired by British officialdom, her knowledge of Middle Eastern languages and culture aided the military and diplomatic corps, for whom she conceived an effective propaganda network during World War II. But Stark's high-profile wanderings masked deep insecurities. This biography digs beneath the mythology to uncover a complex, quixotic, and controversial woman.--From publisher description.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-368) and index.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 402 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Passionate nomad.".
- catalog identifier "0394583965".
- catalog isFormatOf "Passionate nomad.".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Random House,".
- catalog relation "Passionate nomad.".
- catalog spatial "Foreign countries".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain Biography.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain".
- catalog subject "914.104/859 21".
- catalog subject "British Travel Foreign countries History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "CT788.S72 G46 1999".
- catalog subject "Stark, Freya Travel Middle East.".
- catalog subject "Stark, Freya.".
- catalog subject "Women Middle East specialists Biography.".
- catalog subject "Women travelers Great Britain Biography.".
- catalog title "Life of Freya Stark".
- catalog title "Passionate nomad : the life of Freya Stark / Jane Fletcher Geniesse.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".