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Sailing Alone Around the World: The First Solo Voyage Around the World (Phoenix Press)
Sailing Alone Around the World The First Solo Voyage Around the World - Phoenix Press Author:Joshua Slocum Epic in scope and spellbinding in every detail, Sir Joshua Slocum?s famous account of his three-year-long solo journey around the world?the first ever made?has already inspired a generation of readers. As it describes adventure, storms, and survival on the high seas, every turn of the page — is thrilling, moving, terrifying, and exhilarating. ?A ... more »literate and absorbing yarn....His story is a convincing tale of the intelligence, skill and fortitude that drove a master navigator.??The New York Times. ?A classic book.... Slocum?s writing is as elegant as his thirty-seven-foot sloop, Spray.??The New Yorker. « less