Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
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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.
ISBN: 0618250743
ISBN13: 9780618250745
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language: en
Publish Date: 2003
Book Edition: English Language
Pages: 251
Dimensions: Length: 5.5 inches, Width: 0.62 inches, Height: 8.25 inches, Weight: 0.48 pounds
Authors: Jean Lee Latham
Binding: Paperback
Subjects: Juvenile Fiction,Historical,United States,Young Adult Fiction,Action & Adventure,Survival Stories,Biographical,Boys & Men,Classics,Coming of Age,Family,Blended Families,Girls & Women,19th Century,20th Century,People & Places,Social Themes,Sports & Recreation,Water Sports
