Biography & Memoir

Circumnavigation

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Sailing Alone Around the World

by Joshua Slocum · 1900 · 320 pages

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About This Book

The first-hand account of Captain Joshua Slocum's 1895 solo circumnavigation of the globe. Traveling over 46,000 miles in the reconstructed sloop Spray, Slocum details technical navigational challenges and encounters with various cultures and maritime hazards.

Genres

Biography & Memoir History

Topics

Adventure Circumnavigation Maritime Navigation Sailing Solo Voyage

Book Details

Published

1900

Pages

320

Language

en

ISBN

9780140437362

Audiobook Available

7h 25m

Narrated by Bernard Mayes

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