{"product_id":"2940016684338","title":"Two JOSHUA SLOCUM Adventures","description":"Two JOSHUA SLOCUM Adventures\u003cbr\u003eSailing Alone around the World, PLUS Voyage of The Lberdade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition features\u003cbr\u003e • illustrations\u003cbr\u003e • a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS (abridged list)\u003cbr\u003eSAILING ALONE AROUND THE WORLD\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e...\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXI\u003cbr\u003eClearing for home—In the calm belt—A sea covered with sargasso—The jibstay parts in a gale—Welcomed by a tornado off Fire Island—A change of plan—Arrival at Newport—End of a cruise of over forty-six thousand miles—The Spray again at Fairhaven.\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVOYAGE OF THE LIBERDADE\u003cbr\u003eGREETING\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003eThe ship—The crew—A hurricane—Cape Verde Islands—Frio—A pampeiro.\u003cbr\u003e...\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVI\u003cbr\u003eOcean Currents—Visit to South Santee—At the Typee River—Quarantined—South Port and Wilmington, N.C.—Inland sailing to Beaufort, Norfolk and Washington, D.C.—Voyage ended.\u003cbr\u003eDISPOSAL OF THE LIBERDADE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e\"Joshua Slocum (February 20, 1844 – on or shortly after November 14, 1909) was the first man to sail single-handedly around the world. He was a Nova Scotian born, naturalised American seaman and adventurer, and a noted writer. In 1900 he wrote a book about his journey Sailing Alone Around the World, which became an international best-seller. He disappeared in November 1909 while aboard his boat, the Spray.\"--Wikipedia\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"VolumesOfValue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171531505904,"sku":"2940016684338","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016684338_p0.jpg?v=1763639991","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016684338","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}