Download or read book Cleopatra s Needles written by Bob Brier and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-21 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the half-century between 1831 and 1881 three massive obelisks left Egypt for new lands. Prior to these journeys, the last large obelisk moved was the Vatican obelisk in 1586 – one of the great engineering achievements of the Renaissance. Roman emperors moved more than a dozen, but left no records of how they did it. The nineteenth-century engineers entrusted with transporting the obelisks across oceans had to invent new methods, and they were far from certain that they would work. As the three obelisks, bound for Paris, London and New York, sailed towards their new homes, the world held its breath. Newspapers reported the obelisks' daily progress, complete with dramatic illustrations of the heroic deeds of the engineers and crews struggling under nearly impossible conditions. When the obelisks finally arrived safely in their new homes, bands played Cleopatra's Needle Waltz and silver obelisk pencils dangled from fashionable ladies' necks. This turbulent era, caught up in obelisk mania, is recreated by Bob Brier in all its glory. Amid astounding tales of engineering dexterity and naval endurance, the individuals involved in transporting the obelisks and receiving them in their future homes are brought to life through their letters and diaries, newspaper articles and illustrations. Written by a renowned Egyptologist and author, this compelling book will fascinate all those interested in Egypt, its iconic monuments and the history of great endeavour.
Download or read book Cleopatra s Needle written by Steven Siebert and published by Forge Books. This book was released on 2000-12-15 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dan Rawlins, a world-famous archaeologist working out of New York's Metropolitan Museum, asks his assistant to find half of an Egyptian ankh in the museum's collection. But she disappears, only to turn up murdered. The relic is nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, Jacinda El-Bahri, a Mossad agent, is on the run in Cairo after stealing the other half of the ankh from a powerful terrorist. Known as Salameh, he plans to use the relic's incredible energy to unleash a power of biblical proportions. Across three continents and three thousand years, the struggle to reunite the ancient artifacts rages. And Dan and Jacinda, caught in the throes of an ancient evil, may be the only hope for the modern world. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book The New York Obelisk Or How Cleopatra s Needle Came to New York and what Happened when it Got Here written by Martina D'Alton and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1993 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This delightful book tells the story of how Cleopatra's needle, the popular Egyptian obelisk that is now located in Manhattan's Central Park, came to New York in January of 1881.-- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
Download or read book Cleopatra s Needle written by James King and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cleopatra s Needle written by Sir Erasmus Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cleopatra s Needle written by Anne Mustoe and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-08-31 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was a blustery April morning on the Thames Embankment in London when Anne Mustoe set out on a phenomenal lone cycle ride - to the original site of Cleopatra's Needle at Heliopolis in Egypt. Leaving behind home comforts, she set herself the challenge of travelling close to water wherever possible - via the Seine and the Rhone, then alongside the Burgundy canal, the Po and the Venetian Lagoon. Before she would reach her final waterway - the evocative Nile - Ms Mustoe would encounter the dusty yet beguiling Near East: Turkey, Syria, the Lebanon and finally Egypt itself. Anne Mustoe weaves a story of exquisite detail laced with the understated humour that has become her hallmark.
Download or read book Cleopatra s Needle written by Steven Siebert and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-12-15 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archeologist Dan Rawlins and an Israeli agent fight supernatural forces, allied to terrorists, for possession of an ancient Egyptian ankh. The artifact, which is in the collection of the New York's Metropolitan Museum, gives immense powes, including immortality.
Download or read book Cleopatra s needle by W P Lyon written by William Penman Lyon and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cleopatra s Needles and Other Egyptian Obelisks written by Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cleopatra s Needle written by Berwick-upon-Tweed Vicar of St. Mary's James King and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Cleopatra's Needle: A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics" by "James King Vicar of St. Mary's Berwick-upon-Tweed Cleopatra's Needle in London is one of a pair of obelisks, together named Cleopatra's Needles that were relocated from the ruins of the Caesareum of Alexandria in the 19th century. This book, written by the renowned voyager, King, is a history of this grand London landmark. Starting with the religious symbology and moving on to its history in Egypt, this book helps readers understand more about one of the city's symbols.
Download or read book William H Vanderbilt s Gift of an Egyptian Obelisk Cleopatra s Needle written by Henry H Gorringe and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cleopatra s needle written by James King (vicar of St. Mary's, Berwick-upon-Tweed.) and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cleopatra s Needles written by R. A. Hayward and published by Moorland Publishing. This book was released on 1978 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mostly True Story of Cleopatra s Needle written by Dan Gutman and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2024-06-04 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the My Weird School books, an adventure story that spans centuries and continents. In Central Park, New York, stands Cleopatra’s Needle. But what do you know about? Did you know that thousands of people worked in 1461 BCE to build it? Then hundreds more moved it, and erected it in Alexandria, where it stood for 3,000 years? So how did a monolith weighing over 200 tons get moved all the way to New York City—and in the 19th Century, no less? In this historical fiction account by bestselling author Dan Gutman, five kids who watched the Needle at each phase of its history recount the daring story of how something that seemed to be impossible –and that nearly ended in disaster—finally succeeded against all odds. Including photos, diagrams, and illustrations, this book will leave history lovers and fans of problem solving astounded at all that was accomplished. And best of all, it will leave middle grade readers feeling they’ve just watched a really good movie—they’ll hardly even realize they were reading. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Download or read book A Modest Independence written by Mimi Matthews and published by Perfectly Proper Press. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fans of the series will enjoy exploring secondary characters' lives and the truly heroic compromises Tom makes to be with the woman he loves." -Library Journal A USA TODAY BESTSELLER He Needed Peace... Solicitor Tom Finchley has spent his life using his devious intellect to solve the problems of others. As for his own problems, they're nothing that a bit of calculated vengeance can't remedy. But that's all over now. He's finally ready to put the past behind him and settle down to a quiet, uncomplicated life. If only he could find an equally uncomplicated woman. She Wanted Adventure... Former lady's companion Jenny Holloway has just been given a modest independence. Now, all she wants is a bit of adventure. A chance to see the world and experience life far outside the restrictive limits of Victorian England. If she can discover the fate of the missing Earl of Castleton while she's at it, so much the better. From the gaslit streets of London to the lush tea gardens of colonial India, Jenny and Tom embark on an epic quest--and an equally epic romance. But even at the farthest edges of the British Empire, the past has a way of catching up with you...
Download or read book Our Egyptian Obelisk Cleopatra s Needle With Illustrations written by Sir William James Erasmus Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Nautical Puzzle Book written by The National Maritime Museum and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: __________ Available now: the biggest and best quiz book about the deep blue! __________ Think you know the difference between a ship and a boat? Do you really understand the shipping forecast? And what do all the different flags at sea mean? The Nautical Puzzle Book is packed to the brim with over 100 puzzles inspired by the National Maritime Museum's objects and their stories. Inside this book you'll find a fiendish mix of word games, codewords, trivia, picture puzzles, word scrambles, anagrams, crosswords and much more. It's a chance to learn all about epic explorers, history makers, record breakers, myths, legends, seafaring traditions and life at sea. By the time you reach the end you'll have navigated centuries of history, crossed thousands of miles of ocean, and made countless discoveries - so batten down the hatches and set sail! __________ The perfect gift for veteran seafarers and armchair navigators alike. Find out if you're worthy of captaincy or destined to be a deck hand in this beautiful and addictive puzzle book! If you're bored of Zoom Quizzes, then this is the book for all the family.
