Sailing Alone Around the World (Nimbus)

Slocum, Captain Joshua

ISBN 10: 1551099314 / ISBN 13: 9781551099316

Published by Nimbus Publishing, 2012

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Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00067172045

Bibliographic Details

Title: Sailing Alone Around the World (Nimbus)

Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

Publication Date: 2012

Binding: Soft cover

Illustrator: Fogarty, Thomas; Varian, George

Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis:

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.

Review:

"...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."