![]() ![]() Treacherous coral reefs flying fish for breakfast in the Pacific and a Gibraltar and savage Indians in Tierra del Fuego raging tempests and Slocum’s wonderful adventures: hair-raising encounters with pirates off Maritime history for its courage, skill, and determination. Three-year solo voyage of more than 46,000 miles remains unmatched in ![]() Globe without crew or consorts, Slocum would outdo them all: his Great circumnavigators – Magellan, Drake, and Cook. Setting off alone from Boston aboard the thirty-six-foot wooden sloop Spray inĪpril 1895, Captain Slocum went on to join the ranks of the world’s ![]() Most remarkable – and entertaining – travel narratives of all time. Originally published 1899.Īutobiographical account of his solo trip around the world is one of the Reviewing a real classic adventure narrative!Īuthor: Joshua Slocum read by Alan Sklar ![]()
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