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The Discovery of Jeanne Baret

A Story of Science, the High Seas, and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe

The Discovery of Jeanne Baret( )
Author: Ridley, Glynis
ISBN:978-0-307-46352-4
Publication Date:Dec 2010
Publisher:The Crown Publishing Group
Imprint:Crown
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $25.00
Book Description:

The year was 1765. Eminent botanist Philibert Commerson had just been appointed to a grand new expedition: the first French circumnavigation of the world. As the ships' official naturalist, Commerson would seek out resources--medicines, spices, timber, food--that could give the French an edge in the ever-accelerating race for empire.   Jeanne Baret, Commerson's young mistress and collaborator, was desperate not to be left behind. She disguised herself as a teenage boy and...
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Book Details
Pages:304
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Adventurers & Explorers
Biography & Autobiography / Environmentalists & Naturalists
Travel / Essays & Travelogues
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.51 x 9.56 x 1.18 Inches
Book Weight:1.188 Pounds



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