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sailing alone around the world
joshua slocum spent a lifetime at sea . he ran away from his nova scotia home at the age of 14 and for the next 35 years he sailed the world holding every shipboard rank . when a ship under his command was wrecked on the coast of brazil in 1887 it seemed that his maritime career had ended in disgrace . not one for retiring to earthy pastures slocum rebuilt a hundred year old sloop and set off from boston in 1895 on the first single handed circumnavigation of the globe . for more than three years slocum battled stormy seas attacks from raiders and pirates and of course loneliness . he crossed the atlantic no fewer than three times spent weeks thrashing against the elements around cape horn and found shelter in numerous exotic harbours . i sailing alone around the world i is the extraordinary story of one mans courage and resourcefulness and has an enduring and universal appeal as a landmark of world adventure . stanfords travel classics feature some of the finest historical travel writing in the english language with authors hailing from both sides of the atlantic . every title has been rest in a contemporary typeface and has been printed to a high quality production specification to create a series that every lover of fine travel literature will want to collect and keep .