Sailing alone around the world, Captain Joshua Slocum
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Sailing alone around the world, Captain Joshua Slocum
Language
eng
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no index present
Literary form
non fiction
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Sailing alone around the world
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electronic resource
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dictionaries
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Captain Joshua Slocum
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HarperPerennial classics
Summary
On April 24, 1895, Captain Joshua Slocum set out on a three-year journey to circumnavigate the world alone by boat. Crossing the Pacific and Atlantic oceans in his sloop, the Spray, Slocum visited South Africa, South America, and Australia before returning home as the first man to successfully sail around the world solo. Slocum's memoir tells of pirate attacks, gale-force winds, strange hallucinations and the ever-present threat of shipwreck. Restless and land-weary, Slocum set sail again in 1909 and was never heard from. He was declared legally dead in 1924. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library
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adult
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