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  • Published: 15 February 2007
  • ISBN: 9780375838620
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 112
  • RRP: $23.00

The Curse of King Tut's Mummy (Totally True Adventures)

How a Lost Tomb Was Found



King Tut, a mummy's curse, and Howard Carter's hunt for long-lost treasure!

When the pharoahs of Egypt died, they were mummified and buried in pyramids and tombs with all their riches. But as centuries passed, the tombs were looted and the pharoahs' gold stolen. Then Howard Carter found the greatest Egyptian treasure trove of all—the tomb of King Tut's mummy! But did the amazing treasure come with a deadly curse?

  • Published: 15 February 2007
  • ISBN: 9780375838620
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 112
  • RRP: $23.00

About the authors

James Nelson

James Nelson has served as a seaman, rigger, boatswain and officer on a number of sailing vessels. His novel Glory in the Name: A Novel of the Confederate Navy was the winner of the American Library Association's 2004 W.Y. Boyd Award for Excellence in Military Fiction. He is also the author of the five books comprising The Revolution at Sea Saga and The Brethren of the Coast trilogy. His first non-fiction book is Reign of Iron: The Story of the First Battling Ironclads, the Monitor and the Merrimack. He lives with his wife and children in Maine.

His web site can be found at: www.jameslnelson.com