Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt’s Ancient Temples from Destruction

Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt’s Ancient Temples from Destruction with Lynne Olson

Enjoy the fascinating story of the feisty French archaeologist who led the international effort in the 1960s to save ancient Egyptian temples from the floodwaters of the Aswan Dam. Without the intervention of Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt, the temples — including the Metropolitan Museum’s Temple of Dendur — would now be at the bottom of a gigantic reservoir. Lynne Olson is a New York Times best-selling author of nine books of history. Her latest, Empress of the Nile, will be published by Random House in February 2023.