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But what yawing about she made of it when she came with a stranger at the helm! Her old friend the pilot of the Pinta would not have been guilty of such lubberly work. But to my great delight they got her into a berth, and the neuralgia left me then, or was forgotten. The captain of the steamer, like a true seaman, kept his word, and his agent, Mr. Collishaw handed me on the very next day the price of the lost anchor and chain, with something over for anxiety of mind. I remember that he offered me twelve pounds at once; but my lucky number being thirteen, we made the amount thirteen pounds, which squared all accounts.
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Already a seasoned old salt when he undertook the challenge, Slocum became the first person to sail around the world alone. In 1895 he left Boston in the 37' "Spray", returning in 1898.
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Unbelievable story, a must read if there ever was one.......2007-09-11
This story is the greatest sailing story I have ever heard of. Joshua Slocum is so far out and such an indomitable human being that it is difficult to fathom without reading the story. This book is truly an exercise in understatement.
A large society of Slocum afficianados exists now, largely in response to this one book. I just this past friday saw a replica of the Spray, the vessel on which he made this unprecedented voyage, owned by an old sailor. The replica is named Joshua, and sails from Alameda California. I saw it because it was at the annual wooden boat festival in Port Townsend, Washington.
Spectacular.
Very Disappointing.......2007-08-17
Wish I had been a little more careful before I selected this edition. It's a tiny book with stiff pages and cover which doesn't stay open unless you want to break the spine. Just awful. I'll find a different edition at the library.
no illustrations.......2007-06-27
this edition has no illustrations, a cheap edition, very frustrating because the book is very good. I was forced to buy another edition with the illustrations, but have had problems with the shipping from the vendor, the book has not arrived, so I will have to buy a third edition !! Very frustrating. The first time this has happened to me at Amazon.
Focus, enthusiasm, and dauntless expectation of good fortune.......2007-06-09
That seems to be Slocum's approach to solo circumnavigation -- the narrative tone is so matter-of-fact, he could be describing a walk in a large and unfamiliar park.
The audio CD is a bit curious. The reader's sing-song is maddening at times, seeming to directly contradict the author's clear, no-nonsense intention. I found I had to listen and re-deliver silently, so it was a bit more work than it probably should have been, but still worth it. Ultimately, Slocum's is the story of a true adventurer.
Traveling with a man Sailing Alone Around the World...........2007-04-08
This is a classic. Slocum is a man of great depth and at the same time simplicity. He's a genuine nice guy who does what needs to be done, but as a man who is comfortable with who he is and his place in the world and on the sea. He writes for the reader. He has humility and humor and yet a bold sense of adventure; a man's man. I was just chatting with a friend online in Buenos Aires, where Slocum briefly visited in this tale. I wondered how many men like Slocum there are these days when his polar opposite W, is at the helm. I'll remember this book as being a model for a person's life and as just a damn good read!
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Full of astounding adventures, Sailing Alone around the World is the true story of the first man ever to circle the globe alone entirely by sea. In a little over three years, Captain Joshua Slocum completed the feat many experts believed couldn't be done—and he has the stories to prove it. During his historic voyage, Slocum was chased by pirates in Gibraltar, soaked by a "rain of blood" in Australia, and battered by perilous storms in the open ocean. He also met many famous—and infamous—people along the way, from Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson in Samoa, to Black Pedro, "the worst murderer in Tierra del Fuego." This absorbing tale, written with humor and poetic eloquence, was first published in 1900 and has remained in print ever since.
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Sailing Alone around the World.......2007-03-30
This is a high quality, well constructed book. Your getting much more than you pay for.
THE BEST CLASSIC SINGLE HAND SAILING EVER.......2006-12-11
A must read for everyone. Truly one of the great classics on sailing single handed around the world. And this was during the turn of the last century. Hearing about the ports and native people over 100 years ago, is living history. A must for every sailors library. One of the all time bests. If you pick one book to read about sailing, start here. People will be reading this for a thousand years. Our American Ulyses.
A Classic Sailing Story for All Time .......2005-12-02
It is awesome to read what Joshua Slocum did. His achievement should be celebrated forever. His writing style is not particularly good but the content of the story is unique. All crusing sailors should read this book. Slocum clearly was an outstanding navigator and all around sailor. The section of the book on his adventures going around Cape Horn dealing with the weather, currents, and natives is particularly exciting. This is a story waiting for a Hollywood movie or, even better, a long running TV series.
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Below the Cape of Good Hope and south of Australia lie the feared latitudes of the "Roaring Forties," where non-stop westerly gales push huge seas, unimpeded, around and around the bottom of the world. It was into this watery hell that, in 1942, Vito Dumas set sail in a 31-foot ketch, outfitted with makeshift gear and provisions and a stoic indifference to the privations he would endure. His 20,000-mile voyage through the vast Southern Ocean set many records, including first solo sailor to round Cape Horn and first to sail around the world with only three landfalls.
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Certainly a classic of Solo Sailing Stories.......2006-10-01
This story is as spectacular as it is unique. Who else would even consider this adventure now, not to mention then? No one. The story of the adventure of sailing in such conditions is well worth reading. As an added value Vito just seems to have a great capacity for making friends and telling the story. His capacity to endure is remarkable, but also his skills and seamanship are truly outstanding. Even in this modern world of computers and electronic navigational aids there is much to be learned about boats and seamanship from a person who sailed a 32' boat in the worst of conditions, and did it smartly, without all those modern aids. I recommend this book for the wonderful story it tells about the sea and the person. Certainly a classic of solo sailing stories.
A true classic.......2003-09-09
Surely Dumas must be one of the most charming of all sailors.
His account of circling the world the hard way
is modest, intimate, and filled with love and joy.
If you want to know what it means to love the sea
and to sail the world alone in a small boat,
you must read these three authors:
Slocum, Guzzwell, and Dumas.
Definitely a classic.......2003-05-06
This is currently my favorite book I have ever read about sailing around the world. It's entertaining, informatative, and most important, I felt like I was right there riding with him on the boat.
It struck me as a very honest account without a lot of making things sound more impressive than they actually are. He talks a bit about getting sick on board, but he accepts that as just part of the challenge. He also talks about getting a tiny bit careless after going so far around the world, and getting put ashore in what must have appeared to be a "novice" mistake. At that point, he was ANYTHING but a novice. It's just the kind of thing that might happen to any one of us, which is exactly what makes this book so appealing to me.
If you want to escape from your land-locked life for a few hours with a good book, consider this one strongly. The chapters are generally fairly short, and the pages turn quickly, because he really draws you in with his writing style. His description of his experience with the waves in the South Pacific still has me spellbound.
I will read this book again and again over the years.
Eternal Vito.......2002-03-23
An Argentine legend of the sea, deeply loved by all south american sailors. This book tells of his second voyage on board Legh II against the roaring forties alone, and all the things he had to endure. Bernard Moitissier used to keep this book under his pillow and referred to it many times. A must read for everyone, specially for overseas cruisers
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A classic autobiographical narrative of solo sailing.......2007-09-25
If you have any desire to sail the oceans and get away from the rat race, both of the included stories will definitely transport you to a different time and place in a memorable way.
Slocum has a keen eye for details and illustrates his experiences in a way any serious reader will enjoy. The technology is basic and so is the man. Arm chair sailors, especially, will enjoy cruising with Slocum and this tale will find a special place on your bookshelf, I'm sure.
I've done some sailing, but am not intrepid enough to sail around the world by my lonesome. To think that this was done completely solo by someone who accomplished it before the age of radio, GPS, modern charting, and even life jackets, is quite admirable.
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The biennial Around Alone yacht race (now known as the 5-Oceans Challenge) is the most thrilling adventure in the world for the sailors passionate enough to undertake it. Among the competitors in 2002 was Derek Hatfield, a former fraud-squad Mountie, whose forty-foot Spirit of Canada had cost him almost everything he had. In this nail-biting account of the race, Adam Mayers brings to life the joys and the agonies of racing alone — and the dreams that drive these men and women to sail around the world solo. Watch for Hatfield when he competes again in 2006.
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The riveting story of a fast-paced, around-the-world race .......2006-05-04
Sea Of Dreams: Racing Alone Around The World In A Small Boat, by Adam Mayers is the riveting story of a fast-paced, around-the-world race for the "Around Alone" yacht race. Derek Hatfield in his yacht "Spirit of Canada" raced against twelve others around the world, beginning in New York Harbor, with stops in England, South Africa, New Zealand, and Brazil, and finally ending in Newport, Rhode Island. Sea Of Dreams is an amazing tale and very highly recommended reading, especially for anyone in search of a gripping and nautically inclined true-life story of a fearless pursuit of a dangerous race on the high seas.
Sea of Dreams vs Godforsaken Sea.......2005-08-27
This a great book, about the other solo around the world race. It reads like a thriller and taught me a lot of things I didn't know about solo sailing. Derek Lundy's Godforsaken Sea which was about the 96 Vendee was gripping and so is this one about the 02 Around Alone when the Cdn. Derek Hatfield was rolled over at the Horn and Brad Van Liew who lives in Charleston set new speed records for the race. His race was just as amazing. The other American guy Tim Kent was also a great story, getting stronger and stronger as the race went on.
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In April 1895, at the age of fifty-one,
Joshua Slocum departed Boston in his thirty-six-foot sloop Spray, a derelict boat he had rebuilt himself. Three years and 46,000 miles later he returned, having accomplished one of the greatest feats in maritime history—to become the first person to circumnavigate the globe single-handedly. To crown the achievement, Slocum wrote this remarkable account of his voyage, Sailing Alone Around the World, an instant best-seller and one of literature’s greatest voyage narratives.
Despite having only a third-grade education, Slocum was as gifted a writer as he was a shipwright and navigator. In clear and vigorous prose, he paints a vivid, even poetic picture of his voyage with its many breathtaking sights and harrowing adventures—including skirting the paradisiacal South Sea islands, braving terrifying storms and treacherous coral reefs, and being chased by pirates. A portrait also emerges of the sailor himself, made up from Slocum’s heartfelt simplicity, wry sense of humor, meditative reflections on solitude, and ability to find companions in his animate and inanimate surroundings.
In the fall of 1909, Slocum set sail from Martha’s Vineyard and was never seen again. But his book survives as a testament to the skill, courage, and determination of the man known around the world as the patron saint of small-boat voyagers and navigators, and adventurers of every stripe.
With 68 drawings and 3 original maps.
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Sailing Alone Around the World: The Enduring Travel Story
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Joshua Slocum's epic solo voyage around the world in 1895 in the 37-foot sloop Spray stands as one of the greatest sea adventures of all time. Starting from Boston in 1895, by the time he dropped anchor in Newport, Rhode Island over three years after his journey began, he had cruised some 46,000 miles entirely by sail and entirely alone. It remains one of the major feats of single-handed voyaging, and has since been the inspiration for the many who have gone to sea in small boat.
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More people have gone into space than have sailed around the world alone. It is one of the most arduous tests of mental and physical stamina imaginable and the longest endurance test of any sport, riven with danger and challenges. Yet for Emma Richards being adrift in pirate-infested waters was nothing compared to struggling through the soul-destroying solitude of crossing 30,000 nautical miles for 132 days in a solo yacht. Moving, compelling, and inspirational, Around Alone is a stunning tale of a young womans battle with the elements.Can justly be compared with Ellen MacArthurs hugely bestselling autobiography. Highly promotable and articulate young author. Emma Richards will be everywhere in the run up to the 2005 Volvo Oceanthe biggest sailing race of all. 50,000 people followed Emmas progress on the Around Alone website......Emma Richards is Britains new sailing heroine. Sunday Times She confronts terror and hangs on while it ebbs away. Independent An inspiration to all. Sun Never before had I seen anyone with such natural talent. Tracy Edwards
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- A Well Done Thing
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- The first in a splendid series
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Allan Mallinson wastes no time getting the reader into the thick of things: by page 2 of this novel, set during the Napoleonic wars, protagonist Coronet Matthew Hervey of the 6th Light Dragoons is up to his neck in battle and blood. By page 8, he's on his way to a court martial, the result of his own hasty temper and the politics of the military. Though the young soldier's career is never in serious danger, Mallinson uses the episode effectively to make a point about 19th-century military life:
Anyone who thought that survival in this war depended merely on fighting the enemy was naïve in the extreme. Jealousy, snobbery, intrigue, and patronage were the preoccupations of men of ambition in the Marquess of Wellington's army; and Hervey and others like him, decent officers with little but the ability to recommend them, were increasingly resentful of Wellington's indifference to it all. Indeed, many believed he actively connived at it.
Politics and infighting within the ranks are, indeed, important elements in A Close Run Thing, which follows the fortunes of young Matthew Hervey, his regiment, and Wellington's army through the last year of the Napoleonic wars. What makes the novel so fascinating is that the most dangerous enemies are seldom the ones being fought on the battlefield. There are the villains--General "Black Jack" Slade, for example, "as incompetent an officer as was ever placed in command of a brigade of cavalry"; and to a lesser degree, Wellington himself, who seems indifferent to the system of patronage that kept people like Slade in positions of power. And there are the heroes--Hervey and his commanding officer, Major Joseph Edmonds, among others. As war's fortunes take them from France to Ireland and back again to the continent and an insignificant Belgian village called Waterloo, Mallinson paints a vivid portrait not only of military life but of the European political milieu.
In his note at the beginning of A Close Run Thing, Mallinson writes that he's long been a fan of Patrick O'Brian 's naval fictions set during the Napoleonic wars and that he "began to fret for anything remotely comparable for the cavalry of that period." Though one might wish Matthew Hervey had been more fully developed as a character, à la O'Brian's Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, Mallinson writes a battlefield scene with the same brio and encyclopedic knowledge that O'Brian brings to his engagements at sea. From the details of charging a French battery of guns to the peculiar ailments of a cavalry horse, Mallinson, himself a serving officer in a British cavalry regiment, knows his subject inside and out. This is a book sure to appeal to military-history buffs and readers looking for a ripping good adventure tale alike. --Alix Wilber
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In the tradition of Patrick O'Brian's beloved historical military adventures comes the first in a dashing new series featuring Cornet Matthew Hervey, a young cavalry officer in Wellington's army of 1815. Bringing alive the Napoleonic era and the armies whose blood stained the soil of turbulent nations, here is the story of one man whose valor and vision bring him honor, betrayal, and a challenge beyond his imagining.
For two decades, since the French Revolution, Britain and her allies have fought a seemingly endless war to loosen Bonaparte's stranglehold on Europe. And Englishmen such as Matthew Hervey, led by the "Iron Duke" of Wellington, have left the green pastures of home to follow the drum in His Majesty's cavalry. By 1814 Hervey, a twenty-three-year-old parson's son, has been on campaign with the 6th Light Dragoons for over five years--only to find his military career endangered by an impetuous act of gallantry....
With the French army at last defeated and Bonaparte exiled to Elba, Matthew's regiment is posted home. His return to Horningsham village reacquaints him with the vivacious beauty of Lady Henrietta Lindsay, his childhood sweetheart. But shortly he is called to duty in Ireland, where English landowners can be as pitiless as Bonaparte has been on the Continent, and where rebellion lurks in every hedgerow.
Torn by ambition and ensnared in the intrigues of Wellington's army, Matthew struggles to shape his destiny, but his efforts are about to be cast to the winds of fate. For, back amid the pounding of hooves, the flash of gunpowder, and the clash of sabers, he will find the dramatic fulfillment of his own purpose, himself a catalyst in the battle of the century...near the small Belgian village of Waterloo.
Written with stunning authenticity, and sweeping from battleground to country mansion, from French château to smoky Irish hovel,
A Close Run Thing gilds history with a bold imagination in an unforgettable tale of the fortunes of war and the conflicts of the spirit.
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A Well Done Thing.......2006-10-17
It has been said that this series does for the horse cavalry what Patrick O'Brian did for fighting sail. That much is true. He takes a particular field of endeavor, the British cavalry, and crafts a good story from a hero engaged in that endeavor. Also like O'Brian, he tends to be a bit more cerebral than your average action/adventure writer. He makes allusions to classical literature, throws around phrases from other languages and uses the technical jargon of the cavalry with abandon. He does this all without making the reader work too terribly much.
The story is of a young coronet of the light dragoons. He is a capable young man with high ideals and has been fighting with the peninsular army under Wellington. His ideals come at a price, however. They earn him the enmity of an incompetent general much higher up the food chain. By a feat of daring, he manages to overcome an enemy force and save a battle but doing so allows the general's baggage to be pilfered. That does not sit well with the general and our hero is marked for trouble. The general does manage to make a bit of trouble for the young man but his ideals and standards help him get out of it. Having earned the respect of other in high places helps as well.
The story begins during the final drive of the Peninsular campaign. When Napoleon abdicates, the hero's regiment is sent to Ireland. To his chagrin, so is the incompetent general. Again, ideals put him in harms way and help him out again, also with the help of those in high places. The peace does not last too long, though. Napoleon escapes and the regiment is back on its way to Flanders where attrition due to casualties makes a hero and a commander out of our hero.
The story is somewhat predictable but no less enjoyable for that. It is well done and ends with the promise of more to come.
A Close Run "Second".......2006-06-29
If you can't believe that Aubrey and Maturin will never set sail again, Mallinson offers another perspective on the romantic Napoleonic era. Not as literary as O'Brian, and without much of the political intrigue. This hero doesn't have as many endearing character flaws as that seafaring duo, but M. Hervey is a truer than blue paragon of honor and ambition. You'll root for him.
The first in a splendid series.......2005-04-30
This is the first book of Allan Mallinson's steadily-growing series of Matthew Hervey novels, and the place to start. Like all really good novels, while well plotted, these splendid books are character-driven, and it is not very long into each book that one begins to be involved with Hervey, the main character, and with the individuals around him.
A Close Run Thing is a wonderfully clear, engaging telling of the battle of Waterloo, and events leading up to it, as well as, of course, the main character's life and growth. The battle scenes are as well-written as one will find, and Mallinson makes the action comprehendible - no easy task (he also has fun introducing the Iron Duke as a minor character, and manages to hit the man's character "to the life.")
Where many such novels fail is in the use of language. Mallinson has succeeded admirably in making his people speak the language of their times, as well as reacting in the way such people - officers, men, gentry - would have done.
The actions, gear, drill... all are detailed, accurate, and easy to follow.
This is a superb start to a series that improves with each volume. In later books, Hervey takes on a reflective wisdom which may reflect Mallinson's own life, and by the end of the series (as it now is - I hope there will be many more), Matthew Hervey is a valued friend.
It is a neat "coincidence" that one of the reviews quoted on the jacket is by Patrick O'Brian. Readers who appreciate the O'Brian books will surely enjoy these, while those who are not interested in naval maters, or simply looking for a rewarding read, will find in all of the Mallinson books writing which engages the mind and keeps the attention.
Highly recommended!
Sure he is no Bernard Cornwell............2005-02-04
Sure he is no Bernard Cornwell.....But he is not that bad either. This book actually was something of a breath of fresh air considering my favorite adventure authors have been slipping recently. In fact, I've been trying to think I don't know of an author that has ever written a fictional book about the Napoleonic cavalry before.
Very good and well written with characters you can get attached to.
Overall-All I know is, I want more. If you are a Bernard Cornwell fan or a Patrick O'Brian fan do yourself a favor and check this guy out.
First rate historical fiction with a welcome twist.......2002-10-30
Nearly everyone agrees that Mr. Mallinson's extensive research and intimate personal knowledge of the life of a cavalry officer make this an engaging read. However, one aspect of this novel that has not been discussed much is the role of the Christian faith of the main character, Matthew Hervey and several supporting characters (from fellow soldiers to his pastor father and brother). Like many in England in the early 19th century, Hervey is a devout Christian. Hervey is written as one who views the world from a Protestant Christian perspective, and who strives to be faithful on the battlefield, at home, or wherever he may be. He is shown praying on the battlefield, quoting scripture, and meditating on Christian ethics and morality. The portrayal is honest and not in the least polemical. Christianity and Christians are not caricatured, but portrayed faithfully and engagingly. Thank you Mr. Mallinson for this welcome twist.
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The infantry was Wellington's favoured tool, and he played a major role in raising its standards of excellence. He used it carefully, on ground which he selected to give it maximum advantage and protection; and he came to understand its capabilities and weaknesses exactly. In this worthy addition to Opsrey's Men-at-Arms series, Bryan Fosten examines all aspects of Wellington's infantry, including army life, organisation, uniforms, drill, regimental distinctions, weapons and equipment, in an engaging text well-illustrated throughout including eight full page colour plates by the author himself.
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The forces which Wellington led in Portugal and Spain and up into southern France between 1808 and 1814 achieved a record of victory perhaps unmatched in the history of the British Army. Among his infantry the regiments of the Light Division were self-consciously an élite, trained to fight with initiative and independence on the exposed edges of the marching army. This book explains their evolution and tactics, details the campaigns in which they fought and illustrates the uniforms and equipment of the Light Infantry regiments: the 43rd (Monmouthshire), 52nd (Oxfordshire), 51st (2nd Yorkshire), 68th (Durham) and 85th (Bucks Volunteers).
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Excellent job for the L.I........2005-07-02
Rsm Chappell has returned to Wellington's Army and has done well. If you like the History of the British Army and one of its brightest spots then here you go! Its well worth the money.
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