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Empress of the Nile
Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction | Lynne Olson
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The extraordinary story of the intrepid French archaeologist who led the international effort to save ancient Egyptian temples from the floodwaters of the Aswan Dam, from the New York Times bestselling author of Madame Fourcade's Secret (…more)
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jlhammar
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Fascinating. Makes me want to read more about archaeology and ancient Egypt.

LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads I already have that one added to an online shopping cart 😆 12mo
LeahBergen Try this one; I really enjoyed it! 12mo
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jlhammar @rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen Oooh, thank you! Those sound great. 12mo
rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen You‘re reminding me I need to read that one too. 😁 (edited) 12mo
CaramelLunacy I have this one on my TBR because it just sounds brilliant 12mo
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Amie
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This is the story of Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt, a French archaeologist/egyptologist, and how she was instrumental in saving ancient Egyptian artifacts - very large temples and statues that were extremely difficult to preserve and move.

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Lindy
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Christiane Desroches Noblecourt (1913-2011) was a French Egyptologist who accomplished amazing things. Here are two examples: She transported Louvre artworks to safety to prevent them from being stolen by Nazis during WWII. She spearheaded the drive to save Nubian temples from being permanently flooded by the Aswan High Dam. And there‘s more! #Audiobook read by Lisa Flanagan.

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Lindy
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Jacqueline was fond of repeating an Egyptian saying: To speak of the dead is to make them live again.

Cathythoughts I like it ❤️ 2y
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Lindy
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Floresj
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If you are looking for a book that spans Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt‘s archeological efforts in Egypt, the saving of art in the Louvre during WWII, the crusade to save of Egypt‘s temples from flooding, Jackie Kennedy‘s role in saving art around the world, and Egyptian history, this is the book for you!

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