Adlard Coles Nautical. Good. Paperback. 2003. 320 pages. minor wear, marks, creased spine S AILING ALONE AROUND THE WORLD by Captain Josh ua Slocum with an introduction by Walter Magnes Teller Adlard Coles Nautical, UK, 2003 ISBN 97807136677 76 small trade pb, 320pp GOOD: minor wear, marks, ... .

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The classic travel narrative of a Don Quixote-of-the-seas – the first man to circumnavigate the world singlehandedly. Joshua Slocum’s autobiographical account of his solo trip around the world is one of the most remarkable – and entertaining – travel narratives of all time. Setting off alone from Boston aboard the thirty-six-foot wooden sloop Spray in April 1895, Captain Slocum went on to join the ranks of the world’s great circumnavigators – Magellan, Drake, and Cook. But by circling the globe without crew or consorts, Slocum would outdo them all: his three-year solo voyage of more than 46,000 miles remains unmatched in maritime history for its courage, skill, and determination. Sailing Alone around the World recounts Slocum’s wonderful adventures: hair-raising encounters with pirates off Gibraltar and savage Indians in Tierra del Fuego; raging tempests and treacherous coral reefs; flying fish for breakfast in the Pacific; and a hilarious visit with fellow explorer Henry Stanley in South Africa. A century later, Slocum’s incomparable book endures as one of the greatest narratives of adventure ever written.

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Title: Sailing Alone Around the World
Author: Joshua Slocum
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Good
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ISBN 10: 071366777X
ISBN 13: 9780713667776
Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical
Date Published: 2003

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