The book describes the adventures encountered during the voyage in Sailing Alone Around the World now considered a classic of travel literature. It is a wonderful adventure story from the Age of Sail.
Reviews
A great Sailing read!
5
By Olmanothesea
Nothing stodgy or pompous in Slocum’s writing style. His casual, conversational expression keeps you invested in him and what he encountered.
To a history buff this could never be boring. He bridged the worlds of folks at every level of society, from Newport Elite to murderous indigenous peoples to pirates, government leaders and just plain folk.
World events contemporaneous to his three years at sea were fascinating to me. That he was on the last leg of his journey through the heart of the Caribbean right at the peak of the Spanish American War, encountering the Oregon at sea, was amazing. Small world really.
Solitude
5
By Rsbthree
As always, nothing teaches one more about life and God as sailing.
Great Salty Old Book
5
By Spaznik1
What a great read for the sailors in all of us. Takes us back to a time which defined true adventurers and make us realize how dependent we are on modern life.
Spectacular
5
By b-gee
A thrilling diary of sailing and touring. Captures the charms of many places long since changed, and the excitement of single-handedly facing waves the size of apartment buildings in a boat smaller than a snug cottage. Slocum had sailed the world several times over before starting this adventure, so his eye was trained to capture the kinds of remarkable details that thrill travelers and homebodies alike.
Sailing Alone Around the World
4
By Skipper Constellation
It is a classic for a reason. This is a must read for all those seeking to be a yatchsman. To hold the wind on your beam while tracking the course you set is to command your destiny. This book shows how man did so over a hundred years ago.
Beautiful read
5
By Pstyles
Such a great book, written by a true man who lived his life to the fullest. Working on boats myself, Mr. Slouch really touched on sea-based experiences that we all have on the ocean that I previously thought as indescribable. Beautiful book, I recommend it to all that will have enough money to buy a sailboat after finishing, because you will want to sail the world in this man's wake afterwards.
Jack London, Herman Melville, Zane Grey, John Wesley Powell, James Fenimore Cooper, Joshua Slocum, Robert Montgomery Bird, Oliver Optic, Mark Twain, Mary Mapes Dodge, Ambrose Bierce, Bret Harte, Clarence King, Richard Henry Dana, Henry David Thoreau, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Sarah H. Bradford, Theodore Winthrop, T. C. Harbaugh & Dillon Wallace
Mark Twain, James Fenimore Cooper, Jack London, Herman Melville, Zane Grey, John Wesley Powell, Joshua Slocum, Robert Montgomery Bird, Oliver Optic, Mary Mapes Dodge, Ambrose Bierce, Bret Harte, Clarence King, Richard Henry Dana, Henry David Thoreau, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Sarah H. Bradford, Theodore Winthrop, T. C. Harbaugh & Dillon Wallace
Jack London, Jules Verne, Alexandre Dumas, Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry Rider Haggard, G. A. Henty, Herman Melville, Joseph Conrad, Maurice Leblanc, Bret Harte, H.G. Wells, R. M. Ballantyne, George Augustus Sala, Max Brand, James Fenimore Cooper, Zane Grey, Daniel Defoe, Walter Scott, Rudyard Kipling, Jonathan Swift, Charles Dickens, Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, Mary Mapes Dodge, Mark Twain, Selma Lagerlöf, Lewis Carroll, George MacDonald, Carlo Collodi, Robert Montgomery Bird, H. C. McNeile, Oliver Optic, E. W. Hornung, Baroness Orczy, E. Nesbit, James Oliver Curwood, Mrs. Loudon, William Clark Russell, Frederick Marryat, Richard Henry Dana, Joshua Slocum & Rafael Sabatini
Alexandre Dumas, Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry Rider Haggard, G. A. Henty, Jack London, Herman Melville, Joseph Conrad, Jules Verne, Maurice Leblanc, Bret Harte, H.G. Wells, R. M. Ballantyne, George Augustus Sala, Max Brand, James Fenimore Cooper, Zane Grey, Daniel Defoe, Walter Scott, Rudyard Kipling, Jonathan Swift, Charles Dickens, Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, Mary Mapes Dodge, Mark Twain, Selma Lagerlöf, Lewis Carroll, George MacDonald, Carlo Collodi, Robert Montgomery Bird, H. C. McNeile, Oliver Optic, E. W. Hornung, Baroness Orczy, E. Nesbit, James Oliver Curwood, Mrs. Loudon, William Clark Russell, Frederick Marryat, Richard Henry Dana, Joshua Slocum & Rafael Sabatini
