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Product Identifiers

PublisherNimbus Publishing, The Limited

ISBN-101551099314

ISBN-139781551099316

eBay Product ID (ePID)159999256

Product Key Features

Book TitleSailing Alone Around the World (Nimbus)

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSpecial Interest / Adventure, Adventurers & Explorers, Essays & Travelogues, Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Expeditions & Discoveries

Publication Year2012

FeaturesNew Edition

IllustratorYes, Varian, George, Fogarty, Thomas

GenreTravel, Transportation, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorJoshua Slocum

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight13.1 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews...a literate and absorbing yarn published in 1900 and still in print... His story is a convincing tale of the intelligence, skill and fortitude that drove a master navigator.

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal910

Edition DescriptionNew Edition

Synopsis"Few books send forth such a tangy breeze of salt air." --Oceanography As the first person to circumnavigate the globe alone, Captain Joshua Slocum is celebrated as the "patron saint of small-boat voyagers, navigators, and adventurers all over the world" (Joshua Slocum Society), and heralded as the penultimate example of independent marine navigation at a time when the invention of steam had nearly put an end to the Golden Age of Sail. His timeless account, Sailing Alone Around the World, still coveted by sailors and thrill-seekers alike, has continued to inspire scores of lone adventurers, and challenged countless readers to change their lives since its initial publication in 1900. Much more than your typical sailor's yarn, Slocum's journey features unrivaled descriptions of gargantuan waves, ferocious winds, and mesmerizing cultural encounters. In Sailing Alone Around the World, Captain Slocum and his "wholesome and noble" ship, Spray, ultimately discover that a life truly lived is on the sea. This new edition features the original illustrations by Thomas Fogarty and George Varian. (2012010, "Few books send forth such a tangy breeze of salt air." --Oceanography As the first person to circumnavigate the globe alone, Captain Joshua Slocum is celebrated as the "patron saint of small-boat voyagers, navigators, and adventurers all over the world" (Joshua Slocum Society), and heralded as the penultimate example of independent marine navigation at a time when the invention of steam had nearly put an end to the Golden Age of Sail. His timeless account, Sailing Alone Around the World, still coveted by sailors and thrill-seekers alike, has continued to inspire scores of lone adventurers, and challenged countless readers to change their lives since its initial publication in 1900. Much more than your typical sailor's yarn, Slocum's journey features unrivaled descriptions of gargantuan waves, ferocious winds, and mesmerizing cultural encounters. In Sailing Alone Around the World, Captain Slocum and his "wholesome and noble" ship, Spray, ultimately discover that a life truly lived is on the sea. This new edition features the original illustrations by Thomas Fogarty and George Varian.(2012010, As the first person to circumnavigate the globe alone, Captain Joshua Slocum is celebrated as the "patron saint of small-boat voyagers, navigators, and adventurers all over the world" (Joshua Slocum Society), and heralded as the penultimate example of independent marine navigation at a time when the invention of steam had nearly put an end to the Golden Age of Sail. Much more than your typical sailor's yarn, Slocum's journey features unrivaled descriptions of gargantuan waves, ferocious winds, and mesmerizing cultural encounters. In Sailing Alone Around the World, Captain Slocum and his "wholesome and noble" ship, Spray, ultimately discover that a life truly lived is on the sea.This new edition features the original illustrations by Thomas Fogarty and George Varian., As the first person to circumnavigate the globe alone, Captain Joshua Slocum is celebrated as the "patron saint of small-boat voyagers, navigators, and adventurers all over the world" (Joshua Slocum Society), and heralded as the penultimate example of independent marine navigation at a time when the invention of steam had nearly put an end to the Golden Age of Sail. His timeless account, Sailing Alone Around the World , still coveted by sailors and thrill-seekers alike, has continued to inspire scores of lone adventurers, and challenged countless readers to change their lives since its initial publication in 1900.