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"Reimagines the historical Lapérouse expedition, a voyage of exploration that left Brest in 1785 with two frigates, more than two hundred men, and overblown Enlightenment ideals and expectations, in a brave attempt to circumnavigate the globe for science and the glory of France"--Dust jacket flap.
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2 editions- Other · English · 2015Little, Brown · 9781408705766
- Other · English · 2015Farrar, Straus and Giroux · 315 pages · 9780374183158
Scientific expeditionsFictionNew York Times reviewedFiction, sea storiesFiction, historical, general