false 881902 44 The classic travel narrative of a Don Quixote-of-the-seas-the first person to circumnavigate the world singlehandedly. <br> <br>First published in 1900, 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 <i>Spray</i> 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 courage, skill, and determination. <i>Sailing Alone Around the World</i> 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 Henry ("Dr. Livingstone, I presume?") Stanley in South Africa. A century later, Slocum's incomparable book endures as one of the greatest narratives of adventure ever written. 1140536 1948 Sailing Alone Around the World (Penguin Classics) total:302|5:109|4:113|3:66|2:13|1:1| 302 1222 505 70 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 13:44:48 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 14:06:30 -0800 2009
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