The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt - Paperback
by Kara Cooney
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Crown Publishing Group (NY)ISBN-13:9780307956774ISBN-10:307956776UPC:9780307956774Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Historical, Women, AncientBook Topic:EgyptSize:8.00 x 5.10 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCJY43HVHF
The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt
An engrossing biography of the longest-reigning female pharaoh in Ancient Egypt and the story of her audacious rise to power.
Hatshepsut--the daughter of a general who usurped Egypt's throne--was expected to bear the sons who would legitimize the reign of her father's family. Her failure to produce a male heir, however, paved the way for her improbable rule as a cross-dressing king. At just over...Language:EnglishPublisher:Crown Publishing Group (NY)ISBN-13:9780307956774ISBN-10:307956776UPC:9780307956774Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Historical, Women, AncientBook Topic:EgyptSize:8.00 x 5.10 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCJY43HVHF
KARA COONEY is an associate professor of Egyptian art and architecture at UCLA in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. In 2005, she was co-curator of Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Cooney produced a comparative archaeology series entitled Out of Egypt, which aired on the Discovery Channel and is streaming on Netflix.
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