slocum, joshua

Fictionalized accounts of the true stories of three people who made separate attempts to travel around the world in the late nineteenth century, including Thomas Stevens, who made the journey on a bicycle, reporter Nellie Bly, who used conventional methods of travel, and sea captain Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail around the world alone.

An illustrated biography of a nineteenth-century Canadian captain, who loved sailing and the sea.

At home with the wind and the sea, Justin sails his dory across the harbor and suddenly finds himself in the company of the legendary Captain Slocum aboard the Spray.

Describes the voyage of Capt. Joshua Slocum, a 51-year-old sailor, who in 1895 became the first man to sail around the world alone in a 37-foot sloop that he rebuilt by hand.

An account of 52-year-old Joshua Slocum's adventurous 46,000-mile trip around the world in a 36-foot sailboat.

Chronicles Joshua Slocum's three-year, 46,000 mile solo circumnavigation of the globe.

Challenged with circling the world at the end of the nineteenth century, three very different adventurers--avid bicyclist Thomas Stevens, fearless reporter Nellie Bly, and retired sea captain Joshua Slocum--embark on epic journeys.