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Around the World Single-Handed: The Cruise of the "Islander" (Dover Books on Travel, Adventure)
 
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Around the World Single-Handed: The Cruise of the "Islander" (Dover Books on Travel, Adventure) (Paperback)

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Record of remarkable journey made between 1921 and 1925 by lone mariner in his 34-foot homemade boat. Lively narrative enhanced with 61 photographs tells of his circumnavigation of globe via Hawaii, Samoa, the New Hebrides and across the Indian Ocean to Africa and across the Atlantic to Panama and home.

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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Dover Publications (March 1, 1989)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0486259463
  • ISBN-13: 978-0486259468
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #881,967 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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32 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This book will make you long to go cruising!, February 7, 1999
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This book is special to me as it opened my eyes to the reality that anyone with a true desire to see the world can make it a reality. It sparked in me a desire to 'go cruising' which I will be doing this summer when I leave on a trip to circumnavigate the world by sailboat. I was inspired by Harry Pigeons' account of his voyage aboard the 'Islander', and I think you will be too.
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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, quick read, May 29, 2001
By John M. Beasley (Titusville, Fl) - See all my reviews
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While Harry Pidgeon's feat of sailing around the world is exceptional, and his writing style clear and concise, he offers few insights into sailing or his life. The book is fashioned after Joshua Slocum's "Sailing Alone Around The World:" Or equally as likely, Pidgeon and Slocum were two men of a like mind. In any event, both men portray that 19th century reserve so characteristic of the Englishmen. Such reserve in the face of near scrapes with death maybe admirable, but it does not make for as interesting reading.
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