Sailing Alone Around the World and the Voyage of the Libredade
by Joshua Slocum

The Classic Circumnavigation Adventure

A unique edition featuring two enthralling journeys made by a maritime legend. This volume provides a double dose of sailing lore. Sailing Alone Around the World is Joshua Slocum's account of his solo voyage around the world. It is among the most remarkable and entertaining travel narratives of all time. Setting off from Boston in 1895 in the 36 foot sloop Spray, his three-year, 46,000-mile voyage around the globe without a crew set a record still unmatched in maritime history. Hair-raising encounters with pirates off Gibraltar and hostile Indians in Tierra del Fuego, raging tempests and treacherous reefs render this tale a legendary classic. Captivating, humorous, and evocative, Slocum's lively writing makes this chronicle ''a literate and absorbing yarn''(New York Times) that ranks among the top adventure books ever written.

But before setting sail for his global expedition, Slocum survived another harrowing escapade at sea described in The Voyage of the Liberdade. Eight years earlier, en route from Brazil to America with his wife and sons, he found himself aboard a vessel assaulted by violent storms, manned by a mutinous crew, and plagues by cholera and pirates. An important prequel to Sailing Alone Around the World, The Voyage of the Liberdade offers high adventure and breathtaking narrow escapes that can only be found in a Slocum voyage.

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