Geoffrey Wolff is the author of five works of nonfiction and six novels. In 1994 he received the Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in Bath, Maine.
“Enthralling. . . . Adroitly and economically told. . . . The best
of books: a literary biography that also happens to be an adventure
story.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“A rich portrait. . . . A fascinating true story.”
—The Seattle Times
“A rich seafaring yarn.”
—The Christian Science Monitor
“As one would expect from Geoffrey Wolff, The Hard Way Around is an
engrossing and energetically written life of a very tricky and
complex character. Slocum has at last met, in the author of The
Duke of Deception, the biographer he has long deserved.”
—Jonathan Raban, author of Passage to Juneau
“Wolff captures the extraordinary life and nature of the man who in
1908 set sail from Martha's Vineyard for the Amazon and disappeared
without trace.”
—The Boston Globe
“Concise. . . . Wolff holds a straight course in describing a solo
sailor.”
—The Oregonian
“Engaging. . . . Wolff bores into Slocum's prose like a literary
detective.”
—The Wall Street Journal
“Wolff’s book, written in muscular, academic prose, fills in the
gaps [and] focuses on the legend at the peak of his powers.”
—Outside Magazine
“Hugely entertaining and informative. In an era of teenage sailors
routinely circumnavigating the world within a safety net of
satellite phones, GPS navigation, emergency call beacons and
corporate sponsorship, Wolff skillfully illuminates, celebrates and
further burnishes the eccentric life and legacy of Joshua
Slocum—master of tall ships and The North Star of solo
travelers.”
—Eric Hansen, author of Stranger in the Forest
“Exhilarating. . . . A rewarding tale of life on the high
seas.”
—Kirkus Reviews
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