Christina Riggs
Author
Publisher
Public Affairs
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A bold new history of the discovery of King Tut and the seismic impact it left on modern society"--
When it was discovered in 1922, the 3,300-year-old tomb of Tutankhamun sent shockwaves around the world; the boy king became a household name and kickstarted an international obsession that continues to this day. Riggs weaves historical analysis with tales of lives touched. But not everything glitters: tours of King Tut's treasures in the 1970s were...