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    Scandalous Ladies: Scandalous Women, #2
    Women Pirates: Scandalous Women, #3
    Desert Queen: Scandalous Women, #1
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    Scandalous Women Series

    By Anna Myers

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    About this series

    Women Pirates

        There is an old superstition among sailors that women at sea bring bad luck. Despite this, many women have proved their seafaring skills. When we think of Pirates we have a tendency to think of masculine men.
          But did you know that the most successful pirate of all time was a woman? Neither the Chinese, British or Portuguese navies could stop her.
           In this delighful short book author Anna Myers takes a look at the lives of eight wicked women pirates.
     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGoldmineguides.com
    Release dateMay 1, 1997
    Scandalous Ladies: Scandalous Women, #2
    Women Pirates: Scandalous Women, #3
    Desert Queen: Scandalous Women, #1

    Titles in the series (3)

    • 1

      Desert Queen: Scandalous Women, #1
      Desert Queen: Scandalous Women, #1

      Desert Queen: Scandalous Women, #1

      Anna Myers
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      DESERT QUEEN     In this wonderful short book author, Anna Myers looks at the colorful life of the extraordinary bohemian adventuress Lady Hester Stanhope.     Lady Hester lived in England until the age of about 33 when she set off traveling and fell in love with the Middle East. While en route to Egypt she was shipwrecked, and lost all her clothes. Unable to purchase European clothes she adopted a male version of Turkish dress. This, made her a bit of a 'cause celeb' in the Middle East, and also that she rode horseback into Damascus without a veil, an unthinkable thing to do at the time. In fact, many of the things Lady Hester did were unthinkable at the time, which is what made her such a colorful character.     Many of the travels she undertook were exceedingly dangerous, but she appeared fearless. She was the first European woman - and one of the few Europeans to survive the dangerous journey - to enter Palmyra, in the middle of the  Syrian desert. The native Bedouins crowned her as "Queen of the Desert". Hester chose to settle down in Lebanon, where she became a local folk hero, offering shelter to those affected by wars and the battles for supremacy in the region.     When the British Government under Lord Palmerston stopped her pension, she died in her home in Djoun, destitute, friendless and alone.

      DESERT QUEEN     In this wonderful short book author, Anna Myers looks at the colorful life of the extraordinary bohemian adventuress Lady Hester Stanhope.     Lady Hester lived in England until the age of about 33 when she set off traveling and fell in love with the Middle East. While en route to Egypt she was shipwrecked, and lost all her clothes. Unable to purchase European clothes she adopted a male version of Turkish dress. This, made her a bit of a 'cause celeb' in the Middle East, and also that she rode horseback into Damascus without a veil, an unthinkable thing to do at the time. In fact, many of the things Lady Hester did were unthinkable at the time, which is what made her such a colorful character.     Many of the travels she undertook were exceedingly dangerous, but she appeared fearless. She was the first European woman - and one of the few Europeans to survive the dangerous journey - to enter Palmyra, in the middle of the  Syrian desert. The native Bedouins crowned her as "Queen of the Desert". Hester chose to settle down in Lebanon, where she became a local folk hero, offering shelter to those affected by wars and the battles for supremacy in the region.     When the British Government under Lord Palmerston stopped her pension, she died in her home in Djoun, destitute, friendless and alone.

    • 2

      Scandalous Ladies: Scandalous Women, #2
      Scandalous Ladies: Scandalous Women, #2

      Scandalous Ladies: Scandalous Women, #2

      Anna Myers
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      Author and historian, Anna Myers, in this delightful short book, provides a gallery of extraordinary women swindlers, con artists and imposters. Some of the women you may even like, some will make you laugh and some you will despise. MARTHE HANAU 'La Banquière' POILLON SISTERS Sisters you wouldn't want to meet on a dark night. ELIZABETH BIGLEY The Enterprising Mrs. Chadwick THÉRÈSE  HUMBERT ANN O'DELIA DISS DEBAR "One of the most extraordinary fake mediums and mystery swindlers the world has ever known". ANNA  SCHNEIDER Too Many Husbands Spoil The Broth ELLEN PECK Just never wanted to retire! BERTHA HEYMAN "One of the smartest confidence women in America" SARAH RACHEL RUSSELL 'The Beautician from Hell' SARAH WILSON Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz sister? ANNA ANDERSON Was she Czar Nicolas's II daughter ? PRINCESS CARABOO The greatest actress of all time!  

      Author and historian, Anna Myers, in this delightful short book, provides a gallery of extraordinary women swindlers, con artists and imposters. Some of the women you may even like, some will make you laugh and some you will despise. MARTHE HANAU 'La Banquière' POILLON SISTERS Sisters you wouldn't want to meet on a dark night. ELIZABETH BIGLEY The Enterprising Mrs. Chadwick THÉRÈSE  HUMBERT ANN O'DELIA DISS DEBAR "One of the most extraordinary fake mediums and mystery swindlers the world has ever known". ANNA  SCHNEIDER Too Many Husbands Spoil The Broth ELLEN PECK Just never wanted to retire! BERTHA HEYMAN "One of the smartest confidence women in America" SARAH RACHEL RUSSELL 'The Beautician from Hell' SARAH WILSON Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz sister? ANNA ANDERSON Was she Czar Nicolas's II daughter ? PRINCESS CARABOO The greatest actress of all time!  

    • 3

      Women Pirates: Scandalous Women, #3
      Women Pirates: Scandalous Women, #3

      Women Pirates: Scandalous Women, #3

      Anna Myers
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      Women Pirates     There is an old superstition among sailors that women at sea bring bad luck. Despite this, many women have proved their seafaring skills. When we think of Pirates we have a tendency to think of masculine men.       But did you know that the most successful pirate of all time was a woman? Neither the Chinese, British or Portuguese navies could stop her.        In this delighful short book author Anna Myers takes a look at the lives of eight wicked women pirates.  

      Women Pirates     There is an old superstition among sailors that women at sea bring bad luck. Despite this, many women have proved their seafaring skills. When we think of Pirates we have a tendency to think of masculine men.       But did you know that the most successful pirate of all time was a woman? Neither the Chinese, British or Portuguese navies could stop her.        In this delighful short book author Anna Myers takes a look at the lives of eight wicked women pirates.  

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    Anna Myers

    Anna Myers     Anna Myers studied history at Sussex University in the UK. She currently lives in London with her husband Patrick and their three children.  

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