Women travelers
Subtitle: a century of trailblazing adventures, 1850-1950
By: Christel Mouchard ; foreword and introductions by Alexandra Lapierre.
Contributors: Lapierre, Alexandra.
Publisher: Flammarion
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9782080300188
Subjects: Women travelers -- Biography; Women adventurers -- Biography; Voyages and travels -- History
Genres: Biography
Description: "An award-winning novelist brings to life the stories of the greatest women adventurers in history. Crossing five continents, these indomitable women faced unimaginable dangers, from deserts and jungles to mountains and icebergs, often armed with little in the way of specialist equipment other than an umbrella and a "good, thick skirt." Spanning a century, this book mixes triumph and tragedy as it follows these heroines' extraordinary adventures." "Archival photographs and extracts from diaries, journals, letters, and other writings thrillingly bring to life the unquenchable spirit of adventure of these courageous women."--book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.