Women adventurers,1750-1900
Subtitle: a biographical dictionary, with excerpts from selected travel writings
By: Mary F. McVicker.
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780786432059
Subjects: Women adventurers -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Dictionaries; Women travelers -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Dictionaries; Women adventurers -- Biography -- Dictionaries; Women travelers -- Biography -- Dictionaries
Genres: Biography; Dictionaries.
Description: "This biographical dictionary provides an extensive guide to prominent female travelers of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. British women make up the largest portion of the book's focus. Organized alphabetically by the adventurers' last names, each entry features biographical information including the woman's family background, her educational history, and a brief summary of her world travels"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 209) and index.
Table of contents: title: Women adventurers; title: Additional women : travelers of interest.