The Discovery of Jeanne Baret: A Story of Science, the High Seas, and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe

by Glynis Ridley

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307463532
• ISBN13: 9780307463531
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"