Pharaoh

"Pharaoh" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw / [Hardcover – 1958 / ASIN: B0007E2NJU] '-' (from the foreword) "The germ of this story is a strange sequence of events which took place between 1510 and 1456 B.C. -- nearly 3,500 years ago. The trouble with events so distant is that all we have left of them is a skimpy residue of clues. We have evidence of happenings, but no records of them, and we can only guess at the human motives behind them. We have hints, sometimes provocative, sometimes baffling; but actually we have no facts..."

[Reviews] "The Queen who became Pharaoh" By B. D. Hamilton on May 18, 2012 -- Historical fiction that is well researched is an enjoyable way to learn history. Because of the ancient story told here, there is no way to know EXACTLY how Hatshepsut ruled at a time when only male heirs were allowed to be Pharaoh. McGraw does a fine job of explaining what may have happened, even what PROBABLY happened, during Hatshepsut's reign. Some time AFTER 1958 when McGraw's book was first published, PBS made two specials featuring this remarkable woman: "Hatshepsut Takes the Throne" and "Hatshepsut's Obelisks." Each medium, book and video, enhances the other. Author McGraw states in her forward that she had "hewn to the line laid down by [Egyptologists] Winlock, Wilson, and Edgerton. PHARAOH, the book, is a true "page turner" in every sense of the description".

[About the Author]: Eloise Jarvis McGraw (December 9, 1915 – November 30, 2000) was an American author of children's books and young adult novels. She was awarded the Newbery Honor three times in three different decades, for her novels Moccasin Trail (1952), The Golden Goblet (1962), and The Moorchild (1997). A Really Weird Summer (1977) won an Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery from the Mystery Writers of America. McGraw had a very strong interest in history, and among the many books she wrote for children are Greensleeves, The Seventeenth Swap, and Mara, Daughter of the Nile. A Lewis Carroll Shelf Award was given to Moccasin Trail in 1963. McGraw also contributed to the Oz series started by L. Frank Baum; working with her daughter, graphic artist and librarian Lauren Lynn McGraw (Wagner), she wrote Merry Go Round in Oz (the last of the Oz books issued by Baum's publisher) and The Forbidden Fountain of Oz. The actual writing of the books was done entirely by Eloise; Lauren made story contributions significant enough for Eloise to assign her co-authorship credit. McGraw's The Rundelstone of Oz was published in 2000 without a credit to her daughter. Gina Wickwar credited McGraw with help in the editing of her book The Hidden Prince of Oz (2000). McGraw lived for many years in Portland, Oregon before dying in late 2000 of "complications of cancer." She was married to William Corbin McGraw, who died in 1999. They had two children, Peter and Lauren. [Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia].

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