The discovery of Jeanne Baret : a story of science, the high seas, and the first woman to circumnavigate the globe
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New York : Crown Publishers, ©2010., New York : Crown Publishers, [2010].
Edition
First edition.
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x, 288 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Ouray Public Library - NONFICTION | 910.4 RID | On Shelf |
| Ridgway Public Library - NONFICTION | 910.409 RID | On Shelf |
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LC Subjects
Baret, Jeanne, -- 1740-1807.
Biography.
Botanists -- France -- Biography.
Bougainville, Louis-Antoine de, -- comte, -- 1729-1811.
Bougainvillea.
Commerson, Philibert, -- 1727-1773.
Explorers -- France -- Biography.
Voyages around the world -- Early works to 1800.
Women botanists -- France -- Biography.
Women explorers -- France -- Biography.
Biography.
Botanists -- France -- Biography.
Bougainville, Louis-Antoine de, -- comte, -- 1729-1811.
Bougainvillea.
Commerson, Philibert, -- 1727-1773.
Explorers -- France -- Biography.
Voyages around the world -- Early works to 1800.
Women botanists -- France -- Biography.
Women explorers -- France -- Biography.
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Published
New York : Crown Publishers, ©2010., New York : Crown Publishers, [2010].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"a list of medicinal plants" : the botanist and the herb woman -- "To Jeanne Baret, also known as Jeanne de Bonnefoy" : a changed identity in Paris -- "A masquerade of devils" : crossing the line -- "Placing me under arrest" : the Bougainvillea and the South Atlantic -- "His beast of burden" : on the shores of the Strait of Magellan -- "Venus showed herself" : Tahiti exposed -- "The location of hell" : Baret on New Ireland -- "The true promised land" : making a home on Mauritius and botanizing on Madagascar -- "A monument more durable than a pyramid" : journey's end
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ridley, G. (2010). The discovery of Jeanne Baret: a story of science, the high seas, and the first woman to circumnavigate the globe (First edition.). Crown Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ridley, Glynis. 2010. The Discovery of Jeanne Baret: A Story of Science, the High Seas, and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe. Crown Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ridley, Glynis. The Discovery of Jeanne Baret: A Story of Science, the High Seas, and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe Crown Publishers, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ridley, Glynis. The Discovery of Jeanne Baret: A Story of Science, the High Seas, and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe First edition., Crown Publishers, 2010.
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