Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum
From Scott – I recently had the pleasure to read an account by the first man to sail around the world by himself on a boat named the S.V. Spray which was a 36-foot-9-inch (11.20 m) oyster sloop that this man rebuilt from a broken down wreck and then proceeded to sailed for many years. His name was Joshua Slocum and his account was titled, “Sailing Alone Around the World”. The book was very well written and the humorous way that Slocum painted word pictures within his narrative was very enjoyable. He was a very interesting man and was 51 years old at the time that he started his 3 year journey in 1895. One thing that I found compelling while reading this book was the fact that my grandfather was born the same year Slocum started on his circumnavigation and would have been an infant at the times that were being spoken of in the book. Slocum was an experienced seaman and made many voyages around various places in the world during his life until he disappeared at sea in 1909 at the age of 65 while sailing the Spray. He, experienced as he was, was not able to swim, so any wave action that could have capsized the craft or swept him overboard would have been his doom. All in all, this is a great read from the public domain. I am finding that I really like the older public domain books that are available to read or listen to for free. There is adventure waiting and knowledge for the picking!
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