| Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia Contributor(s): Korda, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061712620 ISBN-13: 9780061712623 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Military |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.3" W x 8" (1.45 lbs) 800 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From Michael Korda, author of the New York Times bestselling Eisenhower biography Ike and the captivating Battle of Britain book With Wings Like Eagles, comes the critically-acclaimed definitive biography of T. E. Lawrence--the legendary British soldier, strategist, scholar, and adventurer whose exploits as "Lawrence of Arabia" created a legacy of mythic proportions in his own lifetime. Many know T.E. Lawrence from David Lean's Oscar-winning 1962 biopic--based, itself, upon Lawrence's autobiographical Seven Pillars of Wisdom--but in the tradition of modern biographers like John Meacham, David McCullough, and Barbara Leaming, Michael Korda's penetrating new examination reveals new depth and character in the twentieth century's quintessential English hero. |
Contributor Bio(s): Korda, Michael: - Michael Korda is the author of Ulysses S. Grant, Ike, Hero, and Charmed Lives. Educated at Le Rosey in Switzerland and at Magdalen College, Oxford, he served in the Royal Air Force. He took part in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and on its fiftieth anniversary was awarded the Order of Merit of the People's Republic of Hungary. He and his wife, Margaret, make their home in Dutchess County, New York. |