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Alone at sea : the adventures of Joshua Slocum /

In 1895, Nova Scotia-born Joshua Slocum embarked on a three-year 46,000-mile solo circumnavigation of the globe, aboard a refitted oyster sloop. Sailing through pirate-infested waters, confronting the sea at its most cruel, surviving beachings and wrestling with the demons of solitude, Joshua Slocum...

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Main Author:	Spencer, Ann, 1955- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Buffalo, N.Y. ; [Willowdale, Ont.] : Firefly Books, 1999.
Subjects:	Slocum, Joshua, > 1844-1909. Spray (Sloop) Slocum, Joshua, > 1844-1909 Sailors > Canada > Biography. Voyages around the world. Single-handed sailing. Voyages autour du monde. Navigation à voile en solitaire. Marins > Canada > Biographies. Sailors. Canada. Biographies.

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