Landfalls

By Naomi J. Williams

Subjects: Fiction, sea stories, Fiction, Scientific expeditions, Fiction, historical, general, New York Times reviewed

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.