Boisterous Bird of Paradise: Nonfiction Tales of Travel, Sailing, Swimming, and Love

Boisterous Bird of Paradise: Nonfiction Tales of Travel, Sailing, Swimming, and Love
ISBN-10
1544783523
ISBN-13
9781544783529
Category
Voyages and travels
Pages
126
Language
English
Published
2017-05-02
Publisher
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Author
Robin D. Dalmas

Description

Tales of the author's personal travel are presented alongside family accounts which include the harrowing voyage to America aboard the American Eagle experienced by her ancestor and members of the du Pont family during the winter of 1799-1800.

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