Interior shows some minor foxing, otherwise very good. Illustrated with line drawings by Thomas Fogarty and George Varian.

Original decorative blue cloth binding with silver imprinting and green seahorses entwining anchor show some wear and molting. From his birth in Nova Scotia in 1844 to his mysterious. In July 1910, his wife informed the newspapers that she believed he was lost at sea.ĭescription: Hard bound, no dust jacket. Documentary chronicling the life and career of Joshua Slocum, the sailor who became the first solo circumnavigator of the globe. In November 1909, Slocum set sail for the West Indies on one of his usual winter voyages. This historic achievement made him the patron saint of small-boat voyagers, navigators and adventurers all over the world. The Voyage of Joshua Slocum in Google Earth Jonathan Ahlbrand 119 subscribers 34K views 14 years ago This is a brief introduction to a Google Earth application I created that provides a detailed. On April 24, 1895, at the age of 51, he departed Boston in his tiny sloop “Spray” and sailed around the world alone, a passage of 46,000 miles, returning to Newport on June 27, 1898. He was a Nova Scotian born, naturalised American seaman and adventurer, and a noted writer. In March, 1900, Slocums book about the voyage was released in New York by The Century Company, publisher of one of that eras. Joshua Slocum was the first man to sail single-handedly around the world. Joshua Slocum was the first man to sail single-handedly around the world.

Slocum around the world