Sailing Alone Around the World
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (970 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1515290603 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 218 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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An international bestseller, Sailing Alone Around the World was a critical success upon its publication in 1900. Despite a lifetime at sea, Slocum never learned to swim. At the time, it was believed his boat had been run down by a steamer or struck by a whale, however it was later determined that the Spray could also have easily capsized. Slocum enjoyed widespread fame in the English-speaking world, including an invitation to speak at a dinner in honor of Mark Twain, until his
“One of the all-time classic sailing narratives.” Classic Boat“It is riveting stuff A great read.” The Nautical Magazine
Robert Pajor said Fantastic adventure!. Joshua Slocum was the first person to sail around the world. In this book he tells about his voyage. Joshua Slocums story is very entertaining to read. He writes about the practical and technical challenges of long distance sailing in the 19th century and about his encounters with the peoples and tribes on his route. The writing style is short and factual, but that almost makes the impression even stron. I wish the type wasn't so small; this is I wish the type wasn't so small; this is going to kill my stepfather's eyes. Some people complained about the text being small in the other edition, but it seems that Amazon shares reviews for a book across all editions, so it was hard to tell which book had bigger type. It's really confusing.. a must read for nautical enthusiasts I've been on somewhat of an adventure mode lately with all the Shackleton books, modern sailing travels and rescues, Everest, etc., but this one is worth reading because Slocum was one of the "original" adventurers. He took a very small boat and made it seaworthy -- it's interesting to note that he felt so comfortable on the boat that he never shows fear, not even as he rounds the Horn or passes through
The next step toward the goal of happiness found me before the mast in a full-rigged ship bound on a foreign voyage. He was not afraid of a capful of wind, and he never took a back seat at a camp-meeting or a good, old-fashioned revival. He disappeared in November 1909 while aboard his boat, the Spray. He was a Nova Scotian born, naturalised American seaman and adventurer, and a noted writer. When a lad I filled the important post of cook on a fishing-schooner; but I was not long in the galley, for the crew mutinied at the appearance of my first duff, and "chucked me out" before I had a chance to shine as a culinary artist. On the northern slope of the range grows the hardy spruce-tree, well adapted for ship-timbers, of which many vessels of all classes have been built. Sailing Alone Around the World by Captain Joshua Slocum - Illustrated by Thomas Fogarty and George Varian - Joshua Slocum (February 20, 1844 – on or shortly after November 14, 1909) was the first man to sail single-handedly around the world. I was born in a cold spot, on coldest North Mountain, on a cold February 20, though I am a citizen of the United States—a naturalized Yankee, if it may be said that Nova Scotians are not Yankees in the truest sense of the word. As for myself, the wonderful sea charmed me from the first. My father was the sort of man who, if wrecked on a desolate island, would find his way home, if he had a jack-knife and could find a tree. He was a