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One man, one boat, one incredible solo voyage around the world.
Sailing Alone around the World
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320 pages
- Release Date
1 June 1999
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Summary
The classic travel narrative of a Don Quixote-of-the-seas - the first man to circumnavigate the world singlehandedly.
Joshua Slocum’s autobiographical account of his solo trip around the world is one of the most remarkable - and entertaining - travel narratives of all time. Setting off alone from Boston aboard the thirty-six-foot wooden sloop Spray in April 1895, Captain Slocum went on to join the ranks of the world’s great circumnavigators - Magellan, Drake, and Cook. But by…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140437362 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140437363 |
| Author: | Joshua Slocum, Thomas Philbrick |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 1999 |
| Weight: | 269g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 131mm x 196mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
131 × 196 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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About The Author
Joshua Slocum
Thomas Philbrick is professor emeritus of English at the University of Pittsburgh.
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