Joshua Slocum

Joshua Slocum
Joshua Slocum was a Canadian-American seaman and writer, best known for being the first person to sail solo around the world. His famous book "Sailing Alone Around the World" (1900) recounts this incredible voyage aboard his sloop, "Spray", between 1895 and 1898. Slocum was an experienced mariner and had previously commanded large merchant ships before embarking on his solo journey. His adventures and writing have inspired generations of sailors and adventurers, making him a pioneering figure in maritime history.

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CHAPTER I A blue-nose ancestry with Yankee proclivities—Youthful fondness for the sea—Master of the ship Northern Light—Loss of the Aquidneck—Return home from Brazil in the canoe Liberdade—The gift of a "ship"—The rebuilding of the Spray-Conundrums in regard to finance and calking—The launching of the Spray. In the fair land of Nova Scotia, a maritime province, there is a ridge... more...

CHAPTER I The ship—The crew—A hurricane—Cape Verde Islands—Frio—A pampeiro. To get underweigh: It was on the 28th of February 1886, that the bark Aquidneck, laden with case-oil' sailed from New York for Montevideo, the capital o' Uruguay, the strip of land bounding the River Plate on the east, and called by the natives "Banda Oriental." The Aquidneck was a trim and tidy... more...