RIDLEY, GLYNIS
The Discovery of Jeanne Baret a Story of Science, the High Seas, and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe
New York, NY: Crown, 2010. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0307463524. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but does have some beginning nicking, tearing and rubbing to the spine ends and corners. "Jeanne Baret (27 July 1740 – 5 August 1807) was a member of Louis Antoine de Bougainville's expedition on the ships La Boudeuse and Étoile in 1766–1769. Baret is recognized as the first woman to have completed a voyage of circumnavigation of the globe, which she did via maritime transport. Jeanne Baret joined the expedition disguised as a man, calling herself Jean Baret. She enlisted as valet and assistant to the expedition's naturalist, Philibert Commerçon, shortly before Bougainville's ships sailed from France. According to Bougainville's account, Baret was herself an expert botanist. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .
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