The Young T. E. Lawrence
by Sattin, Anthony
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0393242668
- ISBN 13
- 9780393242669
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York: W. W. Norton & Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2015. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0393242668 . Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B & W photographs; 6.5 X 1.1 X 9.6 inches; 336 pages; "Lawrence of Arabia's heroism during the Arab revolt and his disgust at the subsequent betrayal of the Arabs in the postwar negotiations have become the stuff of legend. But T. E. Lawrences adventures in the Levant began long before the outbreak of war. This intimate biography is the first to focus on Lawrence in his twenties, the untold story of the awkward archaeologist from Oxford who, on first visiting "The East," fell in love with Arab culture and found his life's mission. Few people realize that Lawrences classic autobiography, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, was not the first book to carry that iconic title. Lawrence himself burned his original draft. Anthony Sattin here uncovers the story Lawrence wanted to conceal: the truth of his birth, his tortuous relationship with a dominant mother, his deep affection for an Arab boy, and the personal reasons that drove him from student to spy. Drawing on surviving letters, diaries, and accounts from close confidantes, Sattin brings a biographers eye for detail and a travel writer's verve to Lawrence's extraordinary journeys through the region with which his name is forever connected. In a masterful parallel narrative, The Young T. E. Lawrence charts the maturation of the man and the incipient countries he treasured, both coming of age at a time when the worlds foundations were coming undone." .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20875
- Title
- The Young T. E. Lawrence
- Author
- Sattin, Anthony
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0393242668
- ISBN 13
- 9780393242669
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2015
- Keywords
- 0393242668, TE Lawrence, Arabia, WWI, TE Shaw
- Bookseller catalogs
- Militaria;
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