E. Alexander Powell (1879–1957)
Author of Fighting in Flanders
About the Author
Image credit: General von Boehn (left), commanding the Ninth German Army, and Mr. Powell. Image from Fighting in Flanders (1915) by E. Alexander Powell
Works by E. Alexander Powell
The last home of mystery: Adventures in Nepal together with accounts of Ceylon, British India, the native states, the… (1929) 21 copies
Beyond the utmost purple rim;: Abyssinia, Somaliland, Kenya Colony, Zanzibar, the Camoros, Madagascar, (1925) 6 copies
The map that is half unrolled, equatorial Africa from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic (1925) 4 copies
Asia at the crossroads 2 copies
Some Forgotten Heroes 2 copies
The army behind the army 2 copies
Yonder lies adventure! 1 copy
Gone are the days 1 copy
Adventure Road 1 copy
The Last home of Mystery 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Powell, Edward Alexander
- Birthdate
- 1879-08-16
- Date of death
- 1957-11-13
- Gender
- male
- Birthplace
- Syracuse, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Falls Village, CT
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- Works
- 30
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 163
- Popularity
- #129,735
- Rating
- 3.4
- Reviews
- 8
- ISBNs
- 45
- Languages
- 2
The book is a rather odd mixture of adventure story, travelogue and political commentary and Powell expresses his views in what we would now see as patronizing and often demeaning language, but it offers a rare chance to see what is now the Middle East during the final years of the Ottoman Empire when the Allies had taken possession. It is accompanied by many photographs taken by Powell and possibly Ladew (none are credited) that show people in native dress of the 1920s, now destroyed historic monuments and the landscape. Powell is prone to exaggeration and he makes himself the hero of every episode, often disparaging others along the way, but he does keep the story lively.… (more)