Sailing Alone Around the World

Sailing Alone Around the World
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Publisher : Applewood Books
Total Pages : 317
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ISBN-10 : 9781557099174
ISBN-13 : 1557099170
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Sailing Alone Around the World by : Joshua Slocum

Download or read book Sailing Alone Around the World written by Joshua Slocum and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2006-08 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1895, at the age of 51, Captain Joshua Slocum left Boston on his sloop Spray. Three years later, after sailing single-handed 46,000 miles around the world, Slocum returned to Newport, Rhode Island. Through this, he was revered by sailors and adventurers around the world. The story of this journey is a classic tale of achievement in the face of overwhelming odds. "Walden without the training wheels." -Nathaniel Philbrick


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