I had already found that it was not good to be alone, and so made companionship with what there was around me, sometimes with the universe and sometimes with my own insignificant self; but my books were always my friends, let fail all else.

Joshua Slocum

April 24, 1895: Joshua Slocum set out on what was to be a three-year voyage. The Nova Scotia-born adventurer became the first person to circumnavigate the globe solo and wrote a bestselling tale, Sailing Alone Around the World, about his journey.

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