New York: Dover Publications (1956).. Soft cover. Very Good. Thomas Fogarty; George Varian. Reprint. Trade paperback. xxiv, 294 pp. Introduction by Geoffrey Mott-Smith. There is some laminate peeling on the front cover. A classic sailing adventure.

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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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Bookseller: MagicCarpetBooks.com (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000913
Title: Sailing Alone Around the World
Author: Slocum, Joshua
Illustrator: Thomas Fogarty; George Varian
Format/Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0486203263
ISBN 13: 9780486203263
Publisher: Dover Publications (1956).
Place of Publication: New York
This edition first published: 1956-06
Keywords: Travel, Adventure, Sailing, Spray, Circumnavigation
Bookseller catalogs: Travel & Adventure;

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