History: Bougainville, the explorer

🧭 What best to start the year than a topic covering so many themes? Bougainville was an explorer from the 18th century. Aboard his ship, he became the first Frenchman to sail around the world and discover Tahiti. To this day, we know his name mostly thanks to a flower he brought back to France: the bougainvillea. But a flower wasn’t the only thing he brought back: knowledge, science, discoveries and social controversies accompanied him along. 🔗 "Bougainville trouve l’éden au bout du monde" in Histoire & Civilisations: https://www.histoire-et-civilisations.com/thematiques/epoque-moderne/bougainville-trouve-leden-au-bout-du-monde-78898.php 🎬 Documentary on Arte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMMJimXGslg ☝️ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider: - supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup or https://anchor.fm/frenchconversationgroup - subscribe and share 🇫🇷 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com