Sailing Alone Around the World

Sailing Alone Around the World
ISBN-10
1493620452
ISBN-13
9781493620456
Series
Sailing Alone Around the World
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
220
Language
English
Published
2013-10
Publisher
CreateSpace
Authors
Thomas Fogarty, Joshua Slocum, George Varian

Description

Sailing Alone Around the World By Captain Joshua Slocum Joshua Slocum (February 20, 1844 – on or shortly after November 14, 1909) 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. The Spray was a 36-foot-9-inch (11.20 m) oyster sloop rebuilt by Joshua Slocum and used by him to sail single-handed around the world, the first voyage of its kind. The Spray was lost with Captain Slocum aboard sometime on or after November 14, 1909, after sailing from Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, on the island of Martha's Vineyard bound for South America.

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