THE LIFE VOYAGE OF A SOLO CIRCUMNAVIGATOR - INTEGRATING THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES 3 - THE VOYAGER AND THE VOYAGE

Chapter 3 presents the biography of Dodge Morgan from childhood throug h the end of his remarkable voyage. Derived from biographical and auto biographical sources, his life narrative is presented chronologically as basic data for our case study. The importance of his male role mode ls, his early love of sailing, and his later adventures on boats, in A laska, and in the business world are illustrated. We describe the cont ext of his voyage and his intense, thorough voyage preparations, both external and internal. We also delineate his successful circumnavigati on in detail.