Sailing Alone Around The World
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
A landmark work of adventure memoir, Sailing Alone Around the World chronicles the extraordinary true voyage of Joshua Slocum, the first person to circumnavigate the globe single-handedly aboard his beloved sloop, the Spray, between 1895 and 1898. Written with disarming wit and quiet confidence, Slocum details the remarkable challenges and triumphs of his 46,000-mile journey — from battling fierce storms off Cape Horn to navigating the treacherous Strait of Magellan armed with little more than an old clock and a tin pot of nails. The narrative presents a vivid portrait of the world's coastlines, peoples, and ports of call at the turn of the twentieth century, rendered through the sharp, self-reliant perspective of a seasoned mariner. Slocum's prose is unhurried and deeply observational, carrying readers across vast, lonely stretches of ocean with the same calm authority he brought to the helm of the Spray. A timeless classic of seafaring literature, this account remains an essential and deeply inspiring testament to human endurance, ingenuity, and the irresistible pull of the open sea.
Author: Joshua Slocum
Format: Hardback
Genre: Travel & exploration
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
A landmark work of adventure memoir, Sailing Alone Around the World chronicles the extraordinary true voyage of Joshua Slocum, the first person to circumnavigate the globe single-handedly aboard his beloved sloop, the Spray, between 1895 and 1898. Written with disarming wit and quiet confidence, Slocum details the remarkable challenges and triumphs of his 46,000-mile journey — from battling fierce storms off Cape Horn to navigating the treacherous Strait of Magellan armed with little more than an old clock and a tin pot of nails. The narrative presents a vivid portrait of the world's coastlines, peoples, and ports of call at the turn of the twentieth century, rendered through the sharp, self-reliant perspective of a seasoned mariner. Slocum's prose is unhurried and deeply observational, carrying readers across vast, lonely stretches of ocean with the same calm authority he brought to the helm of the Spray. A timeless classic of seafaring literature, this account remains an essential and deeply inspiring testament to human endurance, ingenuity, and the irresistible pull of the open sea.