The discovery of Jeanne Baret : a story of science, the high seas, and the first woman to circumnavigate the globe
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Published
New York : Crown Publishers, c2010.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
x, 288 pages, [8] pages of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Status
Morro Bay Library - Adult Nonfiction
910.4092 B248
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910.4092 B248
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Baret, Jeanne, -- 1740-1807.
Botanists -- France -- Biography.
Bougainville, Louis-Antoine de, -- comte, -- 1729-1811.
Bougainvillea.
Commerson, Philibert, -- 1727-1773.
Explorers -- France -- Biography.
Voyages around the world -- Early works to 1800.
Women botanists -- France -- Biography.
Women explorers -- France -- Biography.
Botanists -- France -- Biography.
Bougainville, Louis-Antoine de, -- comte, -- 1729-1811.
Bougainvillea.
Commerson, Philibert, -- 1727-1773.
Explorers -- France -- Biography.
Voyages around the world -- Early works to 1800.
Women botanists -- France -- Biography.
Women explorers -- France -- Biography.
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Published
New York : Crown Publishers, c2010.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
In a deeply researched and engagingly written narrative of science, adventure, love, and an unprecedented voyage of discovery, Ridley reveals the true story of Jeanne Baret, the first woman to circumnavigate the globe.
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