{"product_id":"sailing-alone-around-the-world-paperback-8","title":"Sailing Alone Around the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoshua Slocum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua Slocum's epic solo voyage around the world in 1895 in the thirty-seven-foot sloop \u003ci\u003eSpray \u003c\/i\u003estands as one of the greatest sea adventures of all time. It remains one of the major feats of single-handed voyaging and has since been the inspiration for the many who have gone to sea in small boats. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Starting from Boston in 1895 and dropping anchor in Newport, Rhode Island, over three years after his journey began, Slocum cruised some forty-six thousand miles entirely by sail and entirely alone. Slocum's account of his voyage is a classic of sailing literature, acclaimed as an unequaled masterpiece of vital yet disciplined prose--here in a new edition for all admirers of his legendary achievement.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoshua Slocum \u003c\/b\u003ebecame a legend by being the first person to sail around the globe alone in 1895 in a thirty-seven-foot sloop, \u003ci\u003eSpray\u003c\/i\u003e, that he rebuilt himself from a derelict oyster sloop. He is possibly the best-known solo sailor ever to have lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 19, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726023856191,"sku":"9781472921918","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0634152042dd51c6234babae2bca646e.webp?v=1765108930","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/sailing-alone-around-the-world-paperback-8","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}