... The Voyage of Lehg II Round the World. Translated by Captain Raymond Johnes. "Vito Dumas is an Argentinian who made one of the most remarkable single-handed voyages ever recorded in the history of small boat voyaging. His book 'Alone through the Roaring Forties' was first published in Spanish and then in French. It is now presented for the first time in an English edition. He describes his great voyage round the world through the roaring forties which he justly describes as 'The impossible route.' He broke four records; he was the first lone navigator to round the Horn and survive; the first to round the Horn from West to East; the first (and probably the last) to sail by the 'impossible route'; and he is the only one to have sailed round the globe with only three landfalls. The translation by Captain Raymond Johnes is admirable and conveys to the reader the human interest and style of the original work. It reflects the author's personality and all the ups and downs of elation