Sailing alone around the world
By: captain Joshua Slocum ; illustrated by Thomas Fogarty and George Varian ; edited with an introduction and notes by Thomas Philbrick.
Contributors: Fogarty, Thomas, 1873-1938.; Varian, George.; Philbrick, Thomas.
Series: Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
Subjects: Voyages around the world
Description: Setting off alone from Boston aboard the 36 foot wooden sloop Spray in April 1895, Capt. Slocum went on to join the ranks of the world's great circumnavigators. But by circling wthe globe without crew or consorts, Slocum would outdo them all. His three year solo voyage of more than 46,000 miles remains unmatched in maritime history of its courage, skill and determination. Includes hair-raising encounters with pirates off Gibraltar and dnagerous natives in Tierra del Fuego, raging tempests and treacherous coral reefs, flying fish for breakfast in the Pacific, and a hilarious visit with explorer Henry Stanley in South Africa.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxvii-xxxviii).
Originally published: New York : The Century Co., 1900.