The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt

The Woman Who Would Be King

Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt

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Kara Cooney
Kara Cooney
2014 • 330 pages

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