Description |
384 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
Note |
Includes index. |
Summary |
Recounts the events and the people involved in the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922. |
Contents |
Dramatis personae -- The Stage : the Valley of the Kings -- Forty kings and the thieves from Kurna -- First clues of Tutankhamun -- The First years of search -- Deep doubts -- The "Tomb of the golden bird" -- "Wonderful things" -- The Long night -- Revelations -- The Limelight -- "Discovery colossal and need every assistance" -- The Affair of the three princesses -- The Metropolitan Museum makes a coup -- "Tutankhamun Ltd." -- A "Renegade" speaks out -- "Strong bull, beautiful of birth -- Carnarvon returns to the tomb -- The Sealed doorway -- The Queen's visit -- Closing down the tomb -- Sudden tragedy -- The Curse -- The Season ends -- Collision course -- The Bastion of bureaucracy -- Dismantling the shrines -- The "Public domain" -- Strike! -- "Bandits!" -- A "Malignant influence" -- " Much Kalaam" -- Carter in America -- Surrender -- The Secret division. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Subject |
Tutankhamen, King of Egypt -- Tomb.
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Tutankhamen, King of Egypt. (OCoLC)fst00037664
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Egypt.
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Egypt -- Antiquities.
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Antiquities. (OCoLC)fst00810745
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Excavations (Archaeology) (OCoLC)fst00917564
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Tombs. (OCoLC)fst01152439
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Egypt. (OCoLC)fst01208755
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Other Form: |
Online version: Hoving, Thomas, 1931-2009. Tutankhamun, the untold story. New York : Simon and Schuster, ©1978 (OCoLC)560875791 |
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Online version: Hoving, Thomas, 1931-2009. Tutankhamun, the untold story. New York : Simon and Schuster, ©1978 (OCoLC)603563349 |
ISBN |
0671243055 |
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9780671243050 |
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