Sailing alone around the world. Introduction by Walter Magnes Teller

Slocum, Captain Joshua ( 1844-1909 )

ISBN 10: 0713679352 / ISBN 13: 9780713679359

Edité par Adlard Coles Nautical, London, 2006

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294 p.; 29x13 cms., ilustraciones b/n, mapas. Sobre el título : The enduring travel history. Cabo de Hornos / Archipiélago Juan Fernández Viajes (BN-6). N° de réf. du vendeur 73983

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Titre : Sailing alone around the world. Introduction...

Éditeur : Adlard Coles Nautical, London

Date d'édition : 2006

Reliure : Encuadernación de tapa blanda

Etat : Excelente

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Synopsis :

Joshua Slocum's epic solo voyage around the world in 1895 in the 37 foot sloop Spray stands as one of the greatest sea adventures of all time. It remains one of the major feats of singlehanded voyaging, and has since been the inspiration for the many who have gone to sea in small boats. Starting from Boston in 1895, by the time he dropped anchor in Newport, Rhode Island over three years after his journey began, he had cruised some 46,000 miles entirely by sail and entirely alone. Slocum's account of his epic voyage is a classic of sailing literature, acclaimed as an unequalled masterpiece of vital yet disciplined prose. It will be welcomed by admirers of his legendary achievement. 'It is a timeless work that can be read again and again, and a story that totally absorbs the reader with it's enormity and honest endeavour' RNSA Journal 'Slocum's prose is a model of its kind: honest, vivid, salty, and at times, lyrical' Traditional Boats and Tall Ships 'One of the all-time classic sailing narratives' Classic Boat

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Joshua Slocum became a legend by being the first person to sail around the globe alone in 1895 in a 37-foot sloop, Spray, that he rebuilt himself from a derelict oyster sloop. He is possibly the best known single-handed sailor ever to have lived.