Landfalls
By: Naomi J. Williams
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 315
ISBN-13: 9780374183158
Subjects: Scientific expeditions; Fiction
Description: "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.