{"product_id":"sailing-alone-around-the-world-9781472921918","title":"Sailing Alone Around the World","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Adlard Coles Nautical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50903599317266,"sku":"9781472921918","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6cc2cb35-0ec3-4cbf-971a-1ac60c4fafe7.jpg?v=1768914669","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sailing-alone-around-the-world-9781472921918","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}