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Slocum around the world alone6/6/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Between April 24, 1895, and June 27, 1898, Slocum, aboard Spray, crossed the Atlantic twice (to Gibraltar and back to South America), negotiated the Strait of Magellan, and crossed the Pacific. ![]() He rebuilt and refitted the derelict sloop Spray in a seaside pasture in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Slocum was a highly experienced navigator and ship owner. The book was an immediate success when it was first published in 1900 and was highly influential in inspiring later travelers to do the same. Sailing Alone Around the World is Joshua Slocum's memoir about sailing alone around the world aboard his sloop, Spray. The first illustrated edition of the classic sailing memoir by Joshua Slocum, the first man to circumnavigate the globe alone! ![]()
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