Sailing alone around the world
(Book)
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Published
Oxford : John Beaufoy Publishing, 2015.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781909612600, 190961260X
Physical Desc
viii, 164 pages ; 20 cm.
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Published
Oxford : John Beaufoy Publishing, 2015.
Language
English
ISBN
9781909612600, 190961260X
Notes
General Note
First published in 1900.
Description
Joshsua Slocum spent a lifetime at sea. He ran away from his Nova Scotia home at the age of 14 and for the next 35 years he sailed the world holding every shipboard rank. When a ship under his command was wrecked on the coast of Brazil in 1887, it seemed that his maritime career had ended in disgrace. Not one for retiring to earthly pastures, Slocum rebuilt a hundred- year-old sloop and set off for Boston in 1895 on the first single-handed circumnavigation of the globe. For more than three years Slocum battled stormy seas, attacks from raiders and pirates and, of course, loneliness. He crossed the Atlantic no fewer than three times, spent weeks thrashing against the elements around Cape Horn, and found shelter in numerous exotic harbours. Sailing Alone around the World is the extraordinary story of one mans courage and resourcefulness, and has an enduring and universal appeal as a landmark of world adventure. Stanfords Travel Classics feature some of the finest historical travel writing in the English language, with authors hailing from both sides of the Atlantic. Every title has been reset in a contemporary typeface to create a series that every lover of fine travel literature will want to collect and keep.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Slocum, J. (2015). Sailing alone around the world . John Beaufoy Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Slocum, Joshua, 1844-1909. 2015. Sailing Alone Around the World. John Beaufoy Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Slocum, Joshua, 1844-1909. Sailing Alone Around the World John Beaufoy Publishing, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Slocum, Joshua. Sailing Alone Around the World John Beaufoy Publishing, 2015.
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