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Sailing Alone Around the World - (Adlard Coles Maritime Classics) by Joshua Slocum (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Joshua Slocum's epic solo voyage around the world in 1895 in the thirty-seven-foot sloop Spray stands as one of the greatest sea adventures of all time.
- About the Author: Joshua Slocum became a legend by being the first person to sail around the globe alone in 1895 in a thirty-seven-foot sloop, Spray, that he rebuilt himself from a derelict oyster sloop.
- 304 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Classics
- Series Name: Adlard Coles Maritime Classics
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About the Book
Arguably the original sailing classic, this beautifully produced edition includes new maps and a foreword by a high-profile sailor.Book Synopsis
Joshua Slocum's epic solo voyage around the world in 1895 in the thirty-seven-foot sloop Spray stands as one of the greatest sea adventures of all time. It remains one of the major feats of single-handed voyaging and has since been the inspiration for the many who have gone to sea in small boats.
Starting from Boston in 1895 and dropping anchor in Newport, Rhode Island, over three years after his journey began, Slocum cruised some forty-six thousand miles entirely by sail and entirely alone. Slocum's account of his voyage is a classic of sailing literature, acclaimed as an unequaled masterpiece of vital yet disciplined prose--here in a new edition for all admirers of his legendary achievement.Review Quotes
"Yes, Slocum's journey was 'epic' but it was also eccentric, unlikely, and his unsurpassable action elegiac . . . The unaffected and quirky intimacy with which he writes will never be matched. You cannot do what he did anymore." --Matthew Parris
"Boys who do not like this book ought to be drowned at once." --Arthur Ransome "One of the all-time classic sailing narratives." --Classic Boat "It is riveting stuff . . . A great read." --The Nautical MagazineAbout the Author
Joshua Slocum became a legend by being the first person to sail around the globe alone in 1895 in a thirty-seven-foot sloop, Spray, that he rebuilt himself from a derelict oyster sloop. He is possibly the best-known solo sailor ever to have lived.Dimensions (Overall): 7.7 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: .5 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Adlard Coles Maritime Classics
Sub-Genre: Classics
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Number of Pages: 304
Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Joshua Slocum
Language: English
Street Date: January 19, 2016
TCIN: 93680082
UPC: 9781472921918
Item Number (DPCI): 247-14-7381
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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