The Discovery of Jeanne Baret: A Story of Science, the High Seas, and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the GlobeFourth Estate, 2011 - 312 pagine In 1765, eminent botanist Philibert Commerson was appointed official naturalist to a grand new expedition: the first French circumnavigation of the world. Jeanne Baret - Commerson's young mistress and collaborator - disguised herself as a teenage boy and signed on as his assistant. Ridley brings to life Jeanne Baret and her pioneering journey. |
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The Discovery of Jeanne Baret: A Story of Science, the High Seas, and the ... Glynis Ridley Anteprima limitata - 2010 |