Classic of sea adventure conveys all the excitement of being the first man to sail around the world, alone, in small boat. Pirates, perils, witty observations, stories. 67 illustrations. "a literary gem, adroitly and engagingly written." — National Fisherman.

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Utgivningsdatum:2000-02-01
Mått:135 x 204 x 18 mm
Vikt:345 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:336
Förlag:Dover Publications Inc.
ISBN:9780486203263

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CHAPTER IA blue-nose ancestry with Yankee proclivitiesYouthful fondness for the seaMaster of the ship Nothern LightLoss of the AquidneckReturn home from Brazil in the canoe Liberdade"The gift of a "Ship"The rebuilding of the SprayConundrums in regard to finance and calkingThe launching of the SprayCHAPTER IIFailure as a fishermanA voyage around the world projectedFrom Boston to GloucesterFitting out for the Ocean voyageHalf of a dory for a ship's boatThe run from Gloucester to Nova ScotiaA shaking up in home watersAmoung old friendsCHAPTER IIIGood-by to the American coastOff Sable Island in a fogIn the open seaThe man in the moon takes an interest in the voyageThe first fit of lonelinessThe Spray encounters La VaguisaA bottle of wine from the SpaniardA bout of words with the captain of the JavaThe steamship Olympia spokenArrival at the AzoresCHAPTER IVSqually weather in the AzoresHigh livingDelirious from cheese and plumsThe pilot of the PintaAt GibraltarCompliments exchanged with the British navyA picnic on the Morocco shoreCHAPTER VSailing from Gibraltar with the assistance of her Majesty's tugThe Spray's course changed from the Suez Canal to Cape HornChased by a Moorish pirateA Comparison with ColumbusThe Canary IslandsThe Cape Verde IslandsSea lifeArrival at Pernambuco A bill against the Brazilian GovernmentPreparing for the stormy weather of the capeCHAPTER VIDeparture from Rio de JaneiroThe Spray ashore on the sands of UruguayA narrow escape from shipwreckThe boy who found a sloopThe Spray floated but somewhat damagedCourtesies from the British consul at MaldonadoA warm greeting at MontevideoAn excursion to Buenos AiresShortening the Mast and bowspritCHAPTER VIIWeighing anchor at Buenos AiresAn outburst of emotion at the mouth of the PlateSubmerged by a great waveA stormy entrance to the straitCaptain Samblich's happy gift of a bag of carpet-tacksOff Cape FrowardChased by Indians from Fortescue Bay"A miss-shot for "Black Pedro"Taking in supplies of wood and water at Three Island CoveAnimal lifeCHAPTER VIIIFrom Cape Pillar to the PacificDriven by a tempest toward Cape HornCaptain Slocum's greatest sea adventureReaching the strait again by way of Cockburn ChannelSome savages find the carpet-tacks Danger from firebrandsA series of fierce williwawsAgain sailing westwardCHAPTER IXRepairing the Spray's sailsSavages and an obstreperous anchorA spider flightAn encounter with Black PedroA visit to the steamship ColombiaOn the defensive against a fleet of canoesA record of voyages through the straitA chance cargo of tallowCHAPTER XRunning to Port Angosto in a snow-stormA defective sheet-rope places the Spray in perilThe Spray as a target for a Fuegian arrowThe island of Alan ErricAgain in the open PacificThe run to the island of Juan FernandezAn absentee kingAt Robinson Crusoe's achorageCHAPTER XIThe islanders of Juan Fernandez entertained with Yankee doughnutsThe beauties of Robinson Crusoe's realmThe mountain monument to Alexander SelkirkRobinson Crusoe's caveA stroll with the children of the islandWestward ho! with a friendly galeA month's free sailing with the Southern Cross and the sun for guidesSighting the MarquesasExperience in reckoningCHAPTER XIISeventy-two days without a portWhales and birdsA peep into the Spray's galleyFlying-fish for breakfastA welcome at ApiaA visit from Mrs. Robert Louis StevensonAt VailmaSamoan hospitalityArrested for fast ridingAn amusing merry-go-roundTeachers and pupils of Papauta CollegeAt the mercy of sea-nymphsCHAPTER XIIISamoan royaltyKing MalietoaGood-by to friends at VailimaLeaving Fiji to the south"Arrival at Newcastle, Australia"The yachts of SydneyA ducking on the SprayCommodore Foy presents the sloop with a new suit of sailsOn to MelbourneA shark that proved to be valuableA change of course"The "Rain of Blood"In TasmaniaCHAPTER XIVA testimonial from a ladyCruising round TasmaniaThe skipper delivers his first lecture on the voyageAbundant provisionsAn inspection of the Spray for safety at DevonportAgain at sydneyNorthward bound for Torres StraitAn amateur shipwreckFriends on the Australian coastPerils of a coral seaCHAPTER XV"Arrival at Port Denison, Queensland"A lectureReminiscences of Captain CookLecturing for charity at CooktownA happy escape from a coral reef"Home Island, Sunday Island, Bird Island"An American pearl-fishermanJubilee at Thursday IslandA new ensign for the SprayBooby IslandAcross the Indian OceanChristmas IslandCHAPTER XVIA call for careful navigation Three hours' steering in twenty-three daysArrival at the Kelling Cocos IslandsA curious chapter of social historyA welcome from the children of the islandsCleaning and painting the Spray on the beachA Mohammedan blessing for a pot of jamKeeling as a paradiseA risky adventure in a small boatAway to RodiguezTaken for AntichristThe govener calms the fears of the peopleA lectureA convent in the hillsCHAPTER XVIIA clean bill of health at MauritusSailing the voyage over again in the opera-houseA newly discovered plant named in honor of the Spray's skipperA party of young ladies out for a sailA bivouac on deckA warm reception at DurbanA friendly cross-examination by Henry M. StanleyThree wise Boers seek proof of the flatness of the earthLeaving South AfricaCHAPTER XVIII"Rounding the "Cape of Storms" in olden time"A rough ChristmasThe Spray ties up for three months' rest at Cape TownA railway trip to the TransvaalPresident Kruger's odd definition of the Spray's voyageHis terse sayingsDistinguished guests on the SprayCocoanut fiber as a padlockCourtesies from the admiral of the Queen's navyOff for St. HelenaLand in sightCHAPTER XIXIn the isle of Napoleon's exile Two lecturesA guest in the ghost-room at Plantation HouseAn excursion to historic Longwood"Coffee in the husk, and a goat to shell it"The Spray's ill luck with animalsA prejudice against small dogs"A rat, the Boston spider, and the cannibal cricket"Ascension IslandCHAPTER XX"In the favoring current off Cape St. Roque,Brazil"All at sea regarding the Spanish-American warThe light on TrinidadA charming introduction to GrenadaTalks to friendly auditorsCHAPTER XXIClearing for homeIn the calm beltA sea covered with sargassoThe jibstay parts in a galeWelcomed by a tornado off Fire IslandA change of planArrival at NewportEnd of a cruise of over forty-six thousand milesThe Spray again at FairhavenAPPENDIX"LINES AND SAIL-PLAN OF THE "SPRAY"Her pedigree so far as knownThe lines of the SprayHer self-steering qualitiesSail-plan and steering-gearAn unprecedented featA final word of cheer to would-be navigators