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Preface; Egyptian Chronology and Nubian Comparative Chart; Map; Introduction ; I. Early Years (1867-1899); 1 Midwestern Beginnings and Endings; 2 Go East, Young Man; 3 Conversion in Germany; 4 Somebody Needed an Archaeologist ; II. The Path to the Pyramids (1899-1905); 5 The Road Taken; 6 Chance of a Lifetime: Giza; 7 Devastation and Realignment: The Birth of the HU-MFA Expedition (1904-1905) ; III. Egypt, Palestine, Nubia, America (1905-1913); 8 Multitasking across Cultures; 9 King Menkaure versus the Pestiferous Sheikhs of Palestine; 10 Back to the Classroom; 11 Giza Politics, Giza Discoveries ; IV. War Years (1913-1918); 12 Focus on Nubia: The Kerma Kingdom; 13 Archaeology in Wartime: Kerma, Gammai, Deir el-Bersha; 14 A Mystery Solved: The Nubian Pyramids of Gebel Barkal and Nuri; 15 The Near-Destruction of Two American Expeditions ; V. Archaeology and Politics (1919-1926); 16 The Work is his God: Gebel Barkal, el-Kurru, and Meroe; 17 (Mis)interpreting the Nubians in the Shadow of Tutankhamun; 18 Secrets of a Giza Queen; 19 Excursus: Showdown with Breasted over Egyptian Archaeology ; VI. Nubian Fortresses and Giza Tombs (1927-1937); 20 Hoisting Sarcophagi; 21 Looking Back and Taking Stock; 22 Septuagenarian Archaeology ; VII. Legacies at Home and Abroad (1938-1947); 23 Virtual and Actual Homecomings; 24 Finale; 25 Endgame: Transforming The HU-MFA Expedition; 26 Epilogue: Revered or Reviled? Reisner and his Archaeological Impact ; Endnotes; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Reisner Bibliography; General Bibliography; Abbreviations; Expedition Chronology and Staff; Glossary of Arabic and other Foreign Words; Index

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