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Nonfiction Books and Novels About the Ocean


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Eager to get back on a ship? While we wait for the cruising seas to calm, get your fill of ocean adventures through these 8 novels and nonfiction books.
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Moby Dick begins with two well-known declarations. The second, longer one might apply to anyone who loves sailing: “whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul . . . then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can.”
Alas, for those with cabin fever, sailing the high seas is not an option for most these days. One way to counter the no-cruise blues is to tuck into a sea adventure at home. The following eight books, novels about the ocean and nonfiction tales of the high seas, will spirit you away for far less than the cost of a first-class cabin. ....

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My search for Jeanne Barret, the first woman to circumnavigate the globe


My search for Jeanne Barret, the first woman to circumnavigate the globe
Fresh research casts new light on a boldly unconventional woman who cross-dressed as a man to join a French naval sea voyage.
Jan 02, 2021 · 07:30 pm
A modern portrait of Jeanne Barret disguised as a man, based on the author’s interpretation.
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Timothy Ide, Author provided
In 1765, a young, peasant woman left a remote corner of rural France where her impoverished family had scraped a living for generations. She set out on a journey that would take her around the world from the South American jungles and Magellan Strait to the tropical islands of the Indo-Pacific. ....

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