Sailing Alone Around the World - Couverture souple

Captain Joshua Slocum, Joshua Slocum; Captain Joshua Slocum

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1594624828 ISBN 13 : 9781594624827

Editeur : Book Jungle, 2007

Synopsis

Joshua Slocum (February 20, 1844 - on or shortly after 14 November 1909) was an American writer, seaman and adventurer. He was one of the first man to sail alone around the world. He disappeared in November 1909 while aboard his fishing boat that he had named the Spray.

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Book Jungle
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1594624828
• ISBN 13: 9781594624827
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 324
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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