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Book:Name: The Countess of Carnarvon - The Earl and the Pharaoh (retail) (epub)
Format: epub
Size: 42.1 MB
Description:Title: The Earl and the Pharaoh
Author: The Countess of Carnarvon
Language: English
Year: 2012
Subjects: N/A
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0199928037
Total pages: 608 str.
Download from RapidGatorBestselling author the Countess of Carnarvon tells the thrilling behind-the-scenes story of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun on its centennial, and explores the unparalleled life of family ancestor George Herbert-the famed Egyptologist, world-traveler, and 5th Earl of Carnarvon behind it-whose country house, Highclere Castle, is the setting of the beloved series Downton Abbey.
In November 1922, the world was mesmerized by news of an astonishing historical find in Egypt's legendary Valley of Kings: the discovery of the tomb of the Egyptian Pharoah Tutankhamun. George Herbert, himself a famed amateur Egyptologist and noted antiquities collector, financed the expedition and excavation headed by lead archaeologist Howard Carter, and accompanied him inside this sacred space that had remained untouched for centuries.
Inside the tomb, the explorers found King Tut's sarcophagus and a treasure trove of astonishing artifacts: chariots and...
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