A Man For All Oceans: Captain Joshua Slocum and the First Solo Voyage Around the World

摘要

Any old salt's bookshelf has a few must-haves, from classic maritime fiction (Moby-Dick, The Sea Wolf) to compelling and authentic personal narratives (Two Years Before the Mast, Sailing Alone Around the World, The Last Grain Race). Naval fiction, of course, is dominated by G. S. Forester and Patrick O'Brian. I will not go into all the categories of what else should be on your bookshelf, whether you are an ancient mariner or an armchair sailor, only to say that if you have not read Joshua Slocum's eminently readable Sailing Alone book, then you need to. And when you have finished, you will be itching for more. While Wiki-pedia can give you a quick fix, I'll do you a favor and just tell you straight out-go buy A Man For All Oceans, a new book by Stan Grayson about Joshua Slocum.