Laura Foreman (1943–2020)

Author of Cleopatra's Palace : In Search of a Legend

About the Author

Laura Foreman is the author or editor of more than forty books, including the companion book to the Discovery Channel's Cleopatra's Palace and the internationally heralded Napoleon's Lost Fleet. She has worked as a reporter, feature writer, and editor for the AP, UPI, the New York Times, and the show more Philadelphia Inquirer Professor Eugene N. Borza is a recognized expert on Alexander and Macedonian history and the author of numerous books and scholarly articles. He is Professor Emeritus in Ancient History at Pennsylvania State University show less

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Cleopatra's Palace : In Search of a Legend (1999) 122 copies, 1 review

Alexander: The Conqueror (2004) 111 copies

Napoleon's Lost Fleet: Bonaparte, Nelson, and the Battle of the Nile (1999) 47 copies, 1 review

Discovery Travel Adventure Haunted Holidays (Discovery Travel Adventures) (1999) 34 copies

Mistérios do desconhecido: Conexões Cósmicas 1 copy

All that Glitters is not Kohoutek 1 copy

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Mysteries of the Unknown: The UFO Phenomenon (1987) — Writer, some editions — 388 copies, 2 reviews

Never guilty, never free / Ginny Foat with Laura Foreman 1 copy

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Legal name: Foreman, Laura Virginia
Birthdate: 1943-06-11
Date of death: 2020-06-04
Gender: female
Education: Emory University (BA - English Literature)
Occupations: editor
journalist
public relations officer
Organizations: The Philadelphia Inquirer
Time-Life Books
Southern Bell Telephone Company
The Associated Press
United Press International
Cause of death: uterine cancer
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Anniston, Alabama, USA
Places of residence: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Falls Church, Virginia, USA
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Place of death: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Associated Place (for map): USA

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Cleopatra's Palace : In Search of a Legend by Laura Foreman

Discovery Books presents Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend - a dramatic look at Cleopatra's world based on ancient accounts and modern scholarship. Laura Foreman brings Cleopatra's legendary tale to life, from the founding of Alexandria by Alexander the Great, to Cleopatra's ascent to the Egyptian throne amid treachery and betrayal, to her passionate alliances with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony and her doomed battle against Octavian. But the...

Feb 17, 2015

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Napoleon's Lost Fleet: Bonaparte, Nelson, and the Battle of the Nile by Laura Foreman