Jeanne Barret, First Woman to Sail Around the World

Le Passage de Venus, Tome 1

As with so many notable women from history, when you first learn their story, you wonder why you’ve never heard of them before. For me, this was the case with Jeanne Barret who, in 1766, embarked upon a journey that would eventually circumnavigate the globe. At the time, it was…

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Jules Verne, Captivating Storyteller and Harbinger of the Future

Jules Verne on Magazine Cover

Almost 150 years after the publication of Around the World in 80 Days, people still refer to Jules Verne’s fictional adventure each time someone comes close to breaking a record for circumnavigating the globe. Such was the case for this year’s Vendée Globe, a round-the-world sailing challenge, where the winners…

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