
Sailing Alone Around the World
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Narrated by:
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Bernard Mayes
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By:
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Joshua Slocum
Challenged by an expert who said it couldn’t be done, Joshua Slocum, a fearless New England sea captain, set out in April 1895 to prove that a man could sail alone around the world. A little over three years and forty-six thousand miles later, the proof was complete. This is Slocum’s own account of his remarkable adventures during the historic voyage of the Spray.
Whether Slocum was more accomplished as a writer or sailor is hard to say. His writing style is fast paced, witty, and exhilarating, an absorbing match to his harrowing adventures - adventures that included being chased by Moorish pirates off Gibraltar; escaping a fleet of hostile canoes; being submerged by a great wave off the Patagonian coast; an encounter with Black Pedro, “the worst murderer in Tierra del Fuego”; and foiling a nocturnal attack by savages by strewing carpet tacks on the Spray’s deck.
Captain Joshua Slocum (1844–1909) was the first person to circle the globe alone entirely by sea. This remarkable achievement made Slocum the most famous North American sailor of all time.
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Excelente
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Fascinating portrait of the world
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A gentle and skilled writer and a gentle and skilled reader. I found it surprisingly soothing and felt I was in for good throughout. I‘ll listen again.
Thoroughly enjoyed!
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interesting story of adventure
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Slocum has a keen wit and speaks in enough detail to keep the experienced sailor satisfied while not boring not overwhelming the novice at sea.
This is a MUST READ
A Grand Adventure
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An excellent voyage by a great writer.
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Pluck and luck see him through.
Quite a tale of adventure
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Escape to the sea
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The narration does sound a little like it was recorded in a can, but narrator is good.
well worth a credit
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A Great Sea Tale
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