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Lasky, Kathryn.
BORN IN THE BREEZES : THE SEAFARING LIFE OF JOSHUA SLOCUM
New York : Orchard Books, 2001.
IL K-3, RL 4.2
ISBN 0439293057
Born in 1849, Joshua Slocum dreamed of becoming a sailor.  His father wanted him to work in the boot shop with him but Joshua couldn't bear the thought of spending the rest of his life just looking at the sea.  So, he ran away and joined the crew of a ship.  As the years went by, Joshua learned more and more about sailing and he eventually became captain of a ship.  Join Joshua and his family on their voyages in Born in the Breezes.
Non fiction SUBJECTS:     Slocum, Joshua, b. 1844.
                        Sailors.

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