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The most detailed and celebrated autobiographical account of a solo circumnavigation of the globe in the age of sail. Slocum, a naturalized American, designed, built, provisioned, and skippered his small sloop, the Spray, around the world in 1895-1898. The book chronicles every facet of the voyage from technical specifics of the ship and supplies to lively accounts of the people and places Slocum visited along his 46,000-mile journey. Sailing Alone was, in its own time, a very popular book, and it remains so today, having been reprinted many times throughout the 20th century. However, this is the first high-quality facsimile reproduction to date, faithfully reproducing the original text, art, and striking cover of the rare first edition.
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Sailing alone around the world, Joshua Slocum
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- Released
- 1997
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Joshua Slocum
- Publisher
- Könemann
- Released
- 1997
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 231
- ISBN10
- 3895084557
- ISBN13
- 9783895084553
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, Maps & Travel, True Stories, Adventure, Travelogues, 19th century, Ships, Danger, South America, Seafaring, Sailing, Yachting, Sailboats, Travelling around the World, Polynesia
- First published
- 1951
- Original title
- Sailing Alone Around the World
- Rating
- 4.55 out of 5
- Description
- The most detailed and celebrated autobiographical account of a solo circumnavigation of the globe in the age of sail. Slocum, a naturalized American, designed, built, provisioned, and skippered his small sloop, the Spray, around the world in 1895-1898. The book chronicles every facet of the voyage from technical specifics of the ship and supplies to lively accounts of the people and places Slocum visited along his 46,000-mile journey. Sailing Alone was, in its own time, a very popular book, and it remains so today, having been reprinted many times throughout the 20th century. However, this is the first high-quality facsimile reproduction to date, faithfully reproducing the original text, art, and striking cover of the rare first edition.