Sailing Alone Around the World

by Joshua Slocum

Overview

Sailing Alone around the World 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 fellow explorer Henry Stanley in South Africa.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162919742
Publisher:	Interzone Books
Publication date:	04/05/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Joshua Slocum was the first man to sail single-handedly around the world. He was a Nova Scotian born, naturalised American seaman and adventurer, and a noted writer. In 1900 he wrote a book about his journey 'Sailing Alone Around the World', which became an international best-seller. He disappeared in November 1909 while aboard his boat, the Spray.