The discovery of Jeanne Baret : a story of science, the high seas, and the first woman to circumnavigate the globe
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Ridley, Glynis.
Published
New York : Crown Publishers, [2010].
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Book
Edition
1st ed.
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x, 288 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Oliver La Farge - Adult
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Published
New York : Crown Publishers, [2010].
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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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Baret, Jeanne, -- 1740-1807.
Biographies.
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.