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In Search of the Woman Who Sailed the World

Danielle Clode

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Description:A voyage of discovery, nature and untold histories - in the vein of Clare Wright, Edmund de Waal and Helen Macdonald.When the first woman to circumnavigate the world completed her journey in 1775, she returned home without any fanfare at all.Jeanne Barret, an impoverished peasant from Burgundy, disguised herself as a man and sailed on the 1766 Bougainville voyage as the naturalist's assistant. For over two centuries, the story of who this young woman was, why she left her home to undertake such a perilous journey and what happened when she returned has been shrouded in uncertainty.Biologist and award-winning author Danielle Clode embarks on a journey to solve the mysteries surrounding Jeanne Barret. From archives, herbariums and museums to untouched forests and open oceans, Clode's mission takes her from France and Mauritius to the Pacific Islands and New Guinea to reveal the previously untold full story of Jeanne's life as well as the achievements and challenges of her famous voyage.This book is an ode to the sea, to science and to one remarkable woman who, like all explorers, charted her own course for others to follow.PRAISE FOR IN SEARCH OF THE WOMAN SAILED THE WORLD'Clode conjures a spellbinding tale of gender, empire, natural history - and the lure of the ocean.' Yves Rees'Seamlessly weaving together memoir, history and science ... a fascinating and deeply affecting exploration of voyaging, women's lives, and the stories we tell and the stories we don't.' James Bradley'Biologist, historian, writer, Clode once again demonstrates the connectedness of everything - animals, land, people, plants, sea, sky - at a time when, more than ever, we should be acutely aware of it.' Gay Lynch'A joy to read, simple yet elegant, it whispers in your ear like the sea murmuring from within a shell.' Kristen Weidenbach'Danielle Clode unties the knots of myth and weaves a fascinating story of discovery; Jeanne Barret is one of history's most enigmatic explorers.' Nick Brodie'Clode brings a scientific rigour and a celebration of natural history to the biography of this important woman.' Stephanie ParkynWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with In Search of the Woman Who Sailed the World. To get started finding In Search of the Woman Who Sailed the World, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A voyage of discovery, nature and untold histories - in the vein of Clare Wright, Edmund de Waal and Helen Macdonald.When the first woman to circumnavigate the world completed her journey in 1775, she returned home without any fanfare at all.Jeanne Barret, an impoverished peasant from Burgundy, disguised herself as a man and sailed on the 1766 Bougainville voyage as the naturalist's assistant. For over two centuries, the story of who this young woman was, why she left her home to undertake such a perilous journey and what happened when she returned has been shrouded in uncertainty.Biologist and award-winning author Danielle Clode embarks on a journey to solve the mysteries surrounding Jeanne Barret. From archives, herbariums and museums to untouched forests and open oceans, Clode's mission takes her from France and Mauritius to the Pacific Islands and New Guinea to reveal the previously untold full story of Jeanne's life as well as the achievements and challenges of her famous voyage.This book is an ode to the sea, to science and to one remarkable woman who, like all explorers, charted her own course for others to follow.PRAISE FOR IN SEARCH OF THE WOMAN SAILED THE WORLD'Clode conjures a spellbinding tale of gender, empire, natural history - and the lure of the ocean.' Yves Rees'Seamlessly weaving together memoir, history and science ... a fascinating and deeply affecting exploration of voyaging, women's lives, and the stories we tell and the stories we don't.' James Bradley'Biologist, historian, writer, Clode once again demonstrates the connectedness of everything - animals, land, people, plants, sea, sky - at a time when, more than ever, we should be acutely aware of it.' Gay Lynch'A joy to read, simple yet elegant, it whispers in your ear like the sea murmuring from within a shell.' Kristen Weidenbach'Danielle Clode unties the knots of myth and weaves a fascinating story of discovery; Jeanne Barret is one of history's most enigmatic explorers.' Nick Brodie'Clode brings a scientific rigour and a celebration of natural history to the biography of this important woman.' Stephanie ParkynWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with In Search of the Woman Who Sailed the World. To get started finding In Search of the Woman Who Sailed the World, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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