A Woman, a Secret, and the Open Sea.

 

Sailing Against the Tide by Cindy Burkart Maynard brings to life the extraordinary true story of Jeanne Baret, the first woman to circumnavigate the globe.

✓ A global expedition led by Louis de Bougainville

✓ A dangerous secret aboard L’Étoile

✓ Gruelling sea voyages and the constant risk of discovery

✓ A woman proving courage and intellect knows no gender

Check out the blurb:

She crossed oceans disguised as a boy. 

History forgot her-but now her story demands to be told.

In 1766, Jeanne Baret, a brilliant herbalist from rural France, defied every expectation of her time. Disguised as a boy to escape the restrictions placed on women.

She joins a global expedition led by explorer Louis de Bougainville and her mentor, the botanist Philibert Commerson.

Aboard L'Étoile, Jeanne faces grueling sea voyages, the constant threat of discovery, and the burden of a secret that could cost her everything. But with every plant she gathers and every mile she sails, she proves that courage and intellect know no gender.

Based on the astonishing true story of the first woman to circumnavigate the globe, Jeanne Baret is a sweeping tale of resilience, adventure, and a woman who dared to chart her own course through history.

Sailing Against the Tide is available now on ebook and in paperback. Whether you love to read on the go or curl up with a physical book, Jeanne Baret’s remarkable journey is waiting for you. Pick your format and start the voyage HERE.

Cindy Maynard’s love of history, the natural world, and her insatiable curiosity come through loud and clear in her writing. Her characters come to life leading the reader to imagine what it was like to live in another time and place. Her most recent books, Esperanza’s Way, and Finding the Way, were inspired by her 500-mile trek across northern Spain along the Camino de Santiago. Cindy’s previous work, Soyala: Daughter of the Desert, won the Colorado Authors League award for Western literature, and WILLA Finalist Award, weaves a compelling, dramatic story based on the pre-history of the desert Southwest. Her debut novel, Anastasia's Book of Days, winner of the Marie M. Irvine award for Literary Excellence, is based on the purported diaries of the author's great-great grandmother. 

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