Sailing Alone Around The World - Couverture rigide

Slocum, Joshua

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1590302664 ISBN 13 : 9781590302668

Editeur : Shambhala Publications Inc, 2005

Synopsis

Book by Slocum Captain Joshua

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Full of astounding adventures, Sailing Alone around the World is the true story of the first man ever to circle the globe alone entirely by sea. In a little over three years, Captain Joshua Slocum completed the feat many experts believed couldn't be done—and he has the stories to prove it. During his historic voyage, Slocum was chased by pirates in Gibraltar, soaked by a "rain of blood" in Australia, and battered by perilous storms in the open ocean. He also met many famous—and infamous—people along the way, from Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson in Samoa, to Black Pedro, "the worst murderer in Tierra del Fuego." This absorbing tale, written with humor and poetic eloquence, was first published in 1900 and has remained in print ever since.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Captain Joshua Slocum (1844–1909) was the first person to circle the globe alone entirely by sea. On April 24, 1895, he departed Boston in his 37-foot sloop, Spray, and sailed around the world, returning to Newport, Rhode Island, on June 27, 1898. This remarkable achievement made Slocum the most famous North American sailor of all time.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Shambhala Publications Inc
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1590302664
• ISBN 13: 9781590302668
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304