The woman who would be king
Book
First edition.
A portrait of the longest-reigning woman pharaoh in Ancient Egypt draws on surviving artifacts to consider her unprecedented rise, her achievements, and why most of her monuments were destroyed after her death.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at OWWL.
Current holds
0 current holds with 1 total copy.| Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
Barcode | Status / Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodus Community Library | BIO HATSHEPSUT (Text) Adult Biographies |
52148300381104 |
Available - |
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307956767 (hbk)
- ISBN: 0307956768 (hbk)
- Physical Description: xii, 298 pages : illustrations, maps on endpapers ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Crown, [2014]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-289) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Divine origins -- A place of her own -- King's great wife -- Regent for a baby king -- A climb toward kingship -- Keeping the kingship -- The king becomes a man -- The setting sun -- The king is dead; long live the king -- Lost legacy. |
| Summary, etc.: | A portrait of the longest-reigning woman pharaoh in Ancient Egypt draws on surviving artifacts to consider her unprecedented rise, her achievements, and why most of her monuments were destroyed after her death. |
Search for related items by subject
| Genre: | NonFiction Historical Political |