Captain Joshua Slocum, an experienced mariner, tells the thrilling tale of the Liberdade and the great journey it made from South America, through the Caribbean, and onto the United States.
At a time when ordinary sailing boats were fast being obsoleted by faster vessels powered by steam engines, Captain Slocum\'s recollections are.
When this book first appeared in 1890, it received wide praise for authentically capturing the spirit of naval adventure and human resourcefulness.
Captain Joshua Slocum, an experienced mariner, tells the thrilling tale of the Liberdade and the great journey it made from South America, through the Caribbean, and onto the United States