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Sailing Alone Around The World By Joshua Slocum CHAPTER I A blue-nose ancestry with Yankee proclivities--Youthful fondness for the sea--Master of the ship Northern Light--Loss of the Aquidneck--Return home from Brazil in the canoe Liberdade--The gift of a ship--The rebuilding of the Spray-Conundrums in regard to finance and calking--The launching of the Spray. In the fair land of Nova Scotia, a maritime province, there is a ridge called North Mountain, overlooking the Bay of Fundy on one side and the fertile Annapolis valley on the other. On the northern slope of the range grows the hardy spruce-tree, well adapted for ship-timbers, of which many vessels of all classes have been built. The people of this coast, hardy, robust, and strong, are disposed to compete in the world's commerce, and it is nothing against the master mariner if the birthplace mentioned on |
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Reviewer: TheBookworm - 11/4/2007 4:57Subject: Very fine reading Well done Alan! This is an excellent reading of a little known true−life gem. A wonderful sea story. (The BookWorm, Manchester, UK) |
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Reviewer: enitsw - 12/10/2007 19:53 Subject: Rating of Slocum Outstanding. Thank you, Bill |
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Reviewer: DebDebMN - 12/12/2007 3:20 Subject: Exquisitely read! Alan Chant brings this book to life in such a way that I believe it would fetch a warm smile from Joshua Slocum himself. Sit back and let this reading provide a warm respite. |
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Reviewer: Philippe Horak - 3/17/2008 12:06 Subject: What an adventure Nova Scotia born, with family roots in New England, Captain Slocum commanded some of the finest tall ships that ever sailed the seas. On April 24, 1895, at the age of 51, he departed Boston in his tiny sloop Spray and sailed around the world single−handed, a passage of 46,000 miles, returning to Newport, Rhode Island on June 27, 1898. This historic achievement made him the patron saint of small−boat voyagers, navigators and adventurers all over the world. Many thanks, Mr Chant, for your wonderful reading. Highly recommended! |
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Reviewer: alamedared - 4/17/2008 2:33 Subject: A Nautical Delight! Well told true tale...chock full of vignettes from a bygone era.Entertaining every word.It's sad to hear how many things the author describes that are no more.Very well read too. |
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