Joshua Slocum&#39;s autobiographical account of his solo trip around the world is one of the most remarkable &ndash; and entertaining &ndash; travel narratives of all time. Setting off alone from Boston aboard the thirty-six-foot wooden sloop Spray in April 1895, Captain Slocum went on to join the ranks of the world&#39;s great circumnavigators &ndash; Magellan, Drake, and Cook. But by circling the globe without crew or consorts, Slocum would outdo them all: his three-year solo voyage of more than 46,000 miles remains unmatched in maritime history for its courage, skill, and determination.&nbsp;<i>Sailing Alone Around the World&nbsp;</i>recounts Slocum&#39;s wonderful adventures: hair-raising encounters with pirates off Gibraltar and savage Indians in Tierra del Fuego; raging tempests and treacherous coral reefs; flying fish for breakfast in the Pacific; and a hilarious visit with fellow explorer Henry Stanley in South Africa. A century later, Slocum&#39;s incomparable book endures as one of the greatest narratives of adventure ever written.