Challenged by an expert who said it couldn't be done, Joshua Slocum, an indomitable New England sea captain, set out in April of 1895 to prove that a man could sail alone around the world 46,000 miles and a little over 3 years later, the proof was complete Captain Slocum had performed the epic 'first' single-handedly in a trusty 34-foot sloop called the 'Spray' This is Slocum's own account of his remarkable adventures during the historic voyage