{"product_id":"2026770000392-secondhand-sailing-alone-around-the-world","title":"Sailing Alone Around The World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887927406811,"sku":"2026770000392-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/3f0919b5-97b3-4fe7-ac4b-c57f6dee87f0.png?v=1781749687","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026770000392-secondhand-sailing-alone-around-the-world","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}