Slocum, Joshua, 1844-1909 (Personal Name)

His Sailing alone around the world, 1900.

His Sailing alone around the world, c1954, 1981 printing: t.p. (Captain Joshua Slocum) CIP data sheet (b. 1844, d. 1909)

Wikipedia, via WWW, August 13, 2013 (Joshua Slocum; born February 20, 1844 in Mount Hanley, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia (officially recorded as Wilmot Station), a community on the North Mountain within sight of the Bay of Fundy; died on or shortly after November 14, 1909; the first man to sail single-handedly around the world; he was a Nova Scotian born, naturalised American seaman and adventurer, and a noted writer; in 1900 he wrote a book about his journey, Sailing Alone Around the World, which became an international best-seller; he disappeared in November 1909 while aboard his boat, the Spray)

Sailing alone around the world, 2015: p. xv, Joshua Slocombe (he changed the spelling later in life)