Slocum, Joshua, 1844-1909
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Annapolis (N.S. : County)
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Sailors
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found: His Sailing alone around the world, 1900.
found: His Sailing alone around the world, c1954, 1981 printing:t.p. (Captain Joshua Slocum) CIP data sheet (b. 1844, d. 1909)
found: Wikipedia, via WWW, August 13, 2013(Joshua Slocum; born February 20, 1844 in Mount Hanley, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia (officially recorded as Wilmot Station), a community on the North Mountain within sight of the Bay of Fundy; died on or shortly after November 14, 1909; the first man to sail single-handedly around the world; he was a Nova Scotian born, naturalised American seaman and adventurer, and a noted writer; in 1900 he wrote a book about his journey, Sailing Alone Around the World, which became an international best-seller; he disappeared in November 1909 while aboard his boat, the Spray)
found: Sailing alone around the world, 2015:p. xv, Joshua Slocombe (he changed the spelling later in life)
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1980-05-28: new
2023-11-01: revised
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