Stuart Woodward reviewed Sailing alone around the world by Joshua Slocum (Penguin classics)
Joshua Slocum, one of the most famous of American sea captains, really was the first …
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4 stars
An account of the first yachtsman to sail around the world. It seems it would be a lot more normal and easier to do so today. Not the most interesting account of a circumnavigation of the globe but notable as the first. Impressive as he had no support and entirely depended on the good will and charity of those who he met on the way. Details of attacks by natives and flat-earthers.