Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham

1957 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.

Jean Lee Latham was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia, in the year 1902. She began writing at a young age, producing works of fiction and nonfiction as well as theater scripts. Carry On, Bowditch has amassed a devoted following of sea-loving followers since its debut.

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ISBN 13	9780618250813
ISBN 10	0618250816
Titel	Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
Autor	Jean Lee Latham
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Houghton Mifflin
Erscheinungsjahr	2003-05-19
Seitenanzahl	256
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.