Who is John Slocum from Sailing Alone Around the World and what is their importance? Joshua_Slocum English & Literature John Slocum | Sailing Alone Around the World

John Slocum was father to Joshua Slocum. Joshua Slocum refers to his father as a man who was good with a boat and who could make anything as long as he had a knife and a nearby tree. Slocum Senior was a stern man who was not afraid of the wind and refused to take a back seat to anyone. Although Slocum was a leather worker by trade, his love of the sea translated to his son.