Wholesale Atlas of Women Explorers by Riccardo Francaviglia

[White Star] Follow the fascinating voyages of 18 courageous women who defied convention to follow their dreams and explore the world. From Amelia Earhart to Isabelle Bird, Freya Stark to Laura Dekker, these 18 women broke the rules, took the road less traveled, and went that extra mile to win their own freedom. This beautifully illustrated and information-packed atlas tells their stories, following them across the globe on bike or sailboat, planes and trains, as they pass through Australian deserts, Asian tundra, to the mountaintops, and even into space. Among the daring, audacious voyagers: •Jeanne Baret (1740-1807), who disguised herself as a man to circumnavigate the globe•Ida Pfeiffer (1797-1858), who made friends with cannibals on the island of Sumatra•Isabella Lucy Bird (1831-1904), a writer who smashed taboos as she climbed mountains and volcanoes, led caravans through the desert, and braved snowstorms on horseback•Annie Smith Peck (1850-1935), a scholar who climbed the Matt