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Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

By Latham, Jean Lee

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

By Latham, Jean Lee

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Newbery Medal Winner Readers today are still fascinated by “Nat,” an eighteenth-century nautical wonder and mathematical wizard. Nathaniel Bowditch grew up in a sailor’s world—Salem in the early days, when tall-masted ships from foreign ports crowded the wharves. But Nat didn’t promise to have the makings of a sailor; he was too physically small. Nat may have been slight of build, but no one guessed that he had the persistence and determination to master sea navigation in the days when men sailed only by “log, lead, and lookout.” Nat’s long hours of study and observation, collected in his famous work, The American Practical Navigator (also known as the “Sailors’ Bible”), stunned the sailing community and made him a New England hero.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
256
Release Date:
2003-05-19
Publication Date:
2003-05-19
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0618250743
ISBN13:
9780618250745
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
12
Maximum Reading Age:
99
Weight:
299 g
Height:
142 cm
Width:
212 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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