Publisher's Synopsis
Sailing Alone Around the World is an autobiographical travelogue written by Joshua Slocum, a Canadian sailor and adventurer. The book chronicles Slocum's solo journey around the world on his boat, the Spray, from 1895 to 1898. The book begins with Slocum's departure from Boston, Massachusetts and follows his journey across the Atlantic Ocean, through the Strait of Magellan, across the Pacific Ocean, and around the Cape of Good Hope. Along the way, Slocum encounters various challenges, including storms, pirates, and difficult navigation. Despite these challenges, Slocum's journey is also filled with moments of beauty and wonder as he sails through exotic locales and meets people from different cultures. Slocum's writing is both descriptive and reflective, providing readers with a vivid sense of what it was like to sail alone around the world in the late 19th century. Sailing Alone Around the World is considered a classic of travel literature and a testament to the human spirit of adventure and exploration. It has inspired countless sailors and adventurers since its publication and remains a beloved book among sailing enthusiasts and armchair travelers alike.But what yawing about she made of it when she came with a stranger at the helm! Her old friend the pilot of the Pinta would not have been guilty of such lubberly work. But to my great delight they got her into a berth, and the neuralgia left me then, or was forgotten. The captain of the steamer, like a true seaman, kept his word, and his agent, Mr. Collishaw handed me on the very next day the price of the lost anchor and chain, with something over for anxiety of mind. I remember that he offered me twelve pounds at once; but my lucky number being thirteen, we made the amount thirteen pounds, which squared all accounts.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
