Another good one is "A Man for All Oceans" about Joshua Slocum. Slocum was the captain of several large commercial sailing vessels in the late 1800's before his

Another good one is "A Man for All Oceans" about Joshua Slocum. Slocum was the captain of several large commercial sailing vessels in the late 1800's before his famed solo trip around the world. Over the course of his life he also witnessed the transition of commercial shipping from sailing ships to steam ships.