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1844–1909 · American navigator and maritime writer

Joshua Slocum

Joshua Slocum

Joshua Slocum was born in Nova Scotia in 1844 and later became an American citizen.

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About Joshua Slocum

Joshua Slocum was born in Nova Scotia in 1844 and later became an American citizen. He worked as a sailor and ship captain. From 1895 to 1898, he sailed alone around the world. He published Sailing Alone Around the World in 1900. He disappeared at sea in 1909.

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1909

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