In 1895 Joshua Slocum set sail from Gloucester, Massachusetts, in the Spray, a thirty-seven-foot sloop. More than three years later, he became the first man to circumnavigate the globe solo, and his account of that voyage, Sailing Alone Around the World, made him internationally famous. But scandal soon followed, and a decade later, with his finances failing, he set off alone once more-never to be seen again.
In this definitive portrait of an icon of adventure, Geoffrey Wolff describes, with authority and admiration, a life that would see hurricanes, shipwrecks, pirate attacks, cholera, smallpox, and no shortage of personal tragedy.
| ISBN: | 9780307745453 |
| Publication date: | 29th November 2011 |
| Author: | Geoffrey Wolff |
| Publisher: | Vintage Books an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 240 pages |
| Series: | Vintage Departures |
| Genres: |
Biography: adventurers and explorers Travel guides: adventure holidays Biography: historical, political and military |
In 1895 Joshua Slocum set sail from Gloucester, Massachusetts, in the Spray, a thirty-seven-foot sloop. More than three years later, he became the first man to circumnavigate the globe solo, and his account of that voyage, Sailing Alone Around the World, made him internationally famous.
The Hard Way Around features in the following genres: Biography: adventurers and explorers, Travel guides: adventure holidays, Biography: historical, political and military
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The Hard Way Around was written by Geoffrey Wolff and published by Vintage Books an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
The Hard Way Around has 240 pages
Yes it is part of Vintage Departures series