Rose : the extraordinary story of Rose de Freycinet, the stowaway who sailed around the world for lo...
Rose : the extraordinary story of Rose de Freycinet, the stowaway who sailed around the world for lo...
Rose : the extraordinary story of Rose de Freycinet, the stowaway who sailed around the world for love / Suzanne Falkiner.
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Publisher
Sydney, NSW : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.
Call Numbers
H 2022/2033 , G 2022/0270
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Language
English
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Physical content
404 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits, maps ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
still image
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Sydney, NSW : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2022.
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Summary
"In 1814, in the aftermath of the French Revolution, nineteen-year-old Rose Pinon married handsome naval officer Louis de Freycinet, fifteen years her senior. Three years later, unable to bear parting from her husband, she dressed in men's clothing and slipped secretly aboard his ship the day before it sailed on a voyage of scientific discovery to...
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Rose : the extraordinary story of Rose de Freycinet, the stowaway who sailed around the world for love / Suzanne Falkiner.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
©2022.
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H 2022/2033 , G 2022/0270
Record Identifier
74VKaXmEkLjO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaXmEkLjO
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ISBN
9780733342356
DDC
910.922
MMS ID
991024434024302626
