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Book Title: Sailing Alone Around the World : A Personal Account of the First Solo Circumnavigation of the Globe by Sail
Item Length: 8.5in.
Item Height: 0.5in.
Item Width: 5.5in.
Author: Joshua Slocum
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Sailing, General
Publisher: Leonaur The Limited
Publication Year: 2010
Genre: Sports & Recreation, History
Item Weight: 9.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
