In this delighful short book author Anna Myers takes a look at the lives of eight wicked women pirates.
DESERT QUEEN; LADY HESTER STANHOPE (SCANDALOUS WOMEN) Anna Myers
ASIN:B00BAKB4XQ
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 34 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.
SCANDALOUS LADIES (WICKED WOMEN) Anna Myers
ASIN:B007S9YCIM
Author 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 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!
LOVE YOUR LIVER:How to keep your liver healthy (HEALTHY LIVING) Penny Lane
ASIN:B0077SP1SO
This book has some great tips for good liver health, delicious liver-friendly recipes and information that will help you get to know one of your most hardworking and vital organs. The liver performs an amazing 500 different functions. It produces bile, essential for breaking down fat for absorption and extracting vitamins A, D, E and K, stores energy from food until it is needed, and aids our natural immunity by releasing chemicals to fight infection.With so many important jobs to do, your liver is robust enough to carry on even when it is damaged - it can even repair itself. But every organ has its limits and the liver is no exception. We must learn to love our liver. Our liver helps us to recover from all our over indulginess's.So learn to give your liver love it deserves it and this book will help you do so.
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