classic books on Egyptian history
December 13, 2004 6:09 AM Subscribe
What are the classic books on Egyptian history? I'm looking for titles that might appeal to a fan of Edward S. Creasy and Alfred T. Mahan. Ambrose and Goodwin need not apply.
Unrelated to your stated authors - Maxime Du Camp (calotypes) and Francis Frith (collodion plates) were notable for photographing Egypt + in 1849, and 1856 respectively.
Gustave Flaubert went with Du Camp as a reporter, I imagine even a reprint would be quite pricy.
According to this Amazon review of a Frith volume, the text is crummy, and the pictures are excellent.
posted by Jack Karaoke at 12:52 PM on December 13, 2004
Gustave Flaubert went with Du Camp as a reporter, I imagine even a reprint would be quite pricy.
According to this Amazon review of a Frith volume, the text is crummy, and the pictures are excellent.
posted by Jack Karaoke at 12:52 PM on December 13, 2004
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posted by cass at 7:36 AM on December 13, 2004