Carry On, Mr. Bowditch: A Newbery Award Winner

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch: A Newbery Award Winner – An American Nautical Tale of Determination and Mathematical Brilliance

Readers today are still fascinated by â€œNat,? an eighteenth-century nautical wonder and mathematical wizard. Nathaniel Bowditch grew up in a sailor?s worldâ€”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 â€œlog, lead, and lookout.? Nat?s long hours of study and observation, collected in his famous work, The American Practical Navigator (also known as the â€œSailors? Bible?), stunned the sailing community and made him a New England hero.
Country USA
Brand Clarion
Manufacturer Clarion Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780618250745
ReleaseDate 2003-05-19
UnitCount 1
UPCs 046442250740
EANs 9780618250745

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch: A Newbery Award Winner – An American Nautical Tale of Determination and Mathematical Brilliance