I started and finished A Sense of Direction in one evening; I couldn't really stop thinking about it, so I couldn't put it down. I found it...
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Men weren't the only explorers between the early 1500s and 1800s. This book recounts the adventures of more than 200 of history's forgotten female pioneers, including France's Jeanne Baret, the first person to circumnavigate the globe. 40 illustrations.
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