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Sailing Alone Around the World

By: Joshua Slocum
Narrated by: Alan Sklar
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About this listen

 Joshua Slocum was believed to be the first man to sail single-handed around the world. After a distinguished career, where he worked his way up from cabin boy to captain, Joshua Slocum wrecked his ship off the coast of Brazil. Turning this catastrophe to his advantage, he built a sailing canoe from the wreckage and sailed back to New York. Moreover, he wrote Voyage of the Liberdad, a chronicle of his trip, and earned some literary success. This was the spur to attempt his perilous voyage alone around the world.

Having lost his fortune in the shipwreck, Slocum began his adventure nearly penniless. He was given the Spray, a century old oyster boat that "wants some repairs". Two years and $500 later he had rebuilt the wreck into an oceangoing wonder.

On his 40,000 mile, three year voyage, Slocum visited six of the seven continents where he met cannibals, presidents, outlaws, and ambassadors. Amazingly, throughout he lived 'off the land' as it were, fishing, trading, and giving lectures to keep his pantry full. He also met some remarkable people including Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Kruger, who, believing the world was flat, warned Slocum not to fall off! This adventure will captivate sailors and landlubbers alike.

Public Domain (P)2003 Tantor Media, Inc. Adventure Travel Classics Engineering Sailing Sailing & Boating Travel Writing & Commentary Water Sports World Sports Adventure Inspiring Africa Sailing Travel

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A piece of yachting history. It's the late 1890s, when people were unspoiled by the trappings of our age. Wonderful. I grumbled a bit to myself about the reader, who has an unusual delivery, but in a way it suited the pared-down telling of yhis story.

Great read. Unusual reader

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Very interesting story and well narrated adventure. would happily recommend to anyone with an interest in escaping.

excellent

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I love this book. The narrator has a great voice for subject matter. And to here the confidence, humanity, humility of the author from so long ago. Really heart warming stuff. He seams like a really decent guy.

What A Lovely Book

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My all time favourite book.
Read the book several times and due to the excellent narrator on this audio book, Alan Sklar, I'll be listening to this audio book multiple times.
Totally and utterly essential reading or listening.

Legendary!

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