Project Gutenberg 2006-06-09 Public domain in the USA. 168 Slocum, Joshua 1844 1909 Voyage of the Liberdade Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Garcia, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Voyage of the Liberdade" by Joshua Slocum is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The narrative follows Slocum himself as he embarks on a perilous sea voyage on his modest boat, the "Liberdade", detailing encounters with storms, mutiny, and various challenges faced at sea. This memoir documents not only his adventures but also the spirit of exploration and the complexities of life aboard a sailing vessel. At the start of the narrative, the author recounts the preparation and initial journey of the bark "Aquidneck", which departs from New York en route to Montevideo. The voyage quickly turns chaotic as the ship is caught in a violent hurricane shortly after leaving the harbor, forcing Slocum and his crew to navigate treacherous waters. Establishing the backdrop of the ship's crew and maritime life, he introduces characters such as the young shipmate Victor and his brother Garfield, along with vivid descriptions of storms, repairs, and daily life aboard. The opening sets the stage for Slocum's subsequent adventures and misadventures, while also highlighting the resilience and camaraderie of sailors against the backdrop of an unforgiving sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Voyages and travels Slocum, Joshua, 1844- -- Travel Liberdade (Ship) G Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 237872 237864 2024-10-08T08:32:35.745918 2023-09-08T10:02:20.727437 text/html text/html 238444 2021-02-06T07:50:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 246618 2021-02-06T07:53:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 321127 2024-10-08T08:32:43.534909 application/epub+zip 321955 2024-10-08T08:32:39.103860 application/epub+zip 155991 2024-10-08T08:32:37.554882 application/epub+zip 538574 2024-10-08T08:32:46.790831 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509482 2024-10-08T08:32:42.390884 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248661 2022-09-09T04:21:00.508452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 216193 216094 2024-10-08T08:32:35.161901 2023-09-08T10:02:20.280447 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 215991 2021-02-06T07:50:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 86308 2021-02-06T07:53:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 216006 2021-02-06T07:50:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86278 2021-02-06T07:53:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21633 2024-10-08T08:32:46.918822 application/rdf+xml 13584 2024-10-08T08:32:38.126884 image/jpeg 3809 2024-10-08T08:32:37.855875 image/jpeg 319239 2024-10-08T08:32:35.774892 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia