The Discovery Of Jeanne Baret By Glynis Ridley Paperback In 2021 Jeanne baret, commerson’s young mistress and collaborator, was desperate not to be left behind. she disguised herself as a teenage boy and signed on as his assistant. the journey made the twenty six year old, known to her shipmates as “jean” rather than “jeanne,” the first woman to ever sail around the globe. Jeanne baret, commerson’s young mistress and collaborator, was desperate not to be left behind. she disguised herself as a teenage boy and signed on as his assistant. the journey made the twenty six year old, known to her shipmates as “jean” rather than “jeanne,” the first woman to ever sail around the globe.
The Discovery Of Jeanne Baret Free E Book Download X, 288 p., [8] p. of plates : 25 cm 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. In the discovery of jeanne baret, glynis ridley unravels conflicting accounts recorded by baret's crewmates to piece together the real story: how baret's identity was in fact widely suspected within just a couple of weeks of embarking, and the painful consequences of those suspicions; the newly discovered notebook, written in baret's own hand, that proves her scientific acumen; and the. In the discovery of jeanne baret, glynis ridley unravels the conflicting accounts recorded by baret’s crewmates to piece together the real story: how baret’s identity was in fact widely suspected within just a couple of weeks of embarking, and the painful consequences of those suspicions; the newly discovered notebook, written in baret’s own hand, that proves her scientific acumen; and. In the discovery of jeanne baret, glynis ridley unravels the conflicting accounts recorded by baret’s crewmates to piece together the real story: how baret’s identity was in fact widely suspected within just a couple of weeks of embarking, and the painful consequences of those suspicions; the newly discovered notebook, written in baret’s own hand, that proves her scientific acumen; and.
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