The Shadow King: The Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut's Mummy

by Jo Marchant

Book Overview

More than 3,000 years ago, King Tutankhamun's desiccated body was lovingly wrapped and sent into the future as an immortal god. After resting undisturbed for more than three millennia, King Tut's mummy was suddenly awakened in 1922. Archaeologist Howard Carter had discovered the boy-king's tomb, and the soon-to-be famous mummy's story--even more dramatic than King Tut's life--began.

The mummy's "afterlife" is a modern story, not an ancient...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306821338
• ISBN13: 9780306821332
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"