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Sailing Alone Around the World
Sailing Alone Around the World | Joshua Slocum, Applewood Books (CRT)
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In 1895, at the age of 51, Captain Joshua Slocum left Boston on his sloop Spray. Three years later, after sailing single-handed 46,000 miles around the world, Slocum returned to Newport, Rhode Island. Through this, he was revered by sailors and adventurers around the world. The story of this journey is a classic tale of achievement in the face of overwhelming odds. ""'Walden' without the training wheels."" -Nathaniel Philbrick
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Sailing Alone Around the World | Capt. Joshua Slocum
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#WindsofMarch @Eggs
Prompt: Sail Away

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Sailing Alone Around the World | Joshua Slocum, Applewood Books (CRT)
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Just had to share this (courtesy of Facebook)....❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Sailing Alone Around the World | Joshua Slocum, Applewood Books (CRT)
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Enjoyed this book. I listened to it and narrator Bernard Mayes did a wonderful job but I think reading it would have been better. Less than halfway through I had to Google a map on his route. Once I had this map, the story got a lot more enjoyable. If you find the synopsis interesting, pick up this book. If you just feel middling about it, skip it. Overall, an excellent and fascinating book.

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Sailing Alone Around the World | Joshua Slocum, Applewood Books (CRT)

I had already found that it was not good to be alone, and so made companionship with what there was around me, sometimes with the universe and sometimes with my own insignificant self; but my books were always my friends, let fail all else.