Carry on, Mr Bowditch - Couverture souple

Latham, Jean Lee

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0395137136 ISBN 13 : 9780395137130

Editeur : Houghton Mifflin (Trade), 1955

Synopsis

Book by Latham Jean Lee

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Revue de presse

"Illustrations, rich in detail, by John O'Hara Cosgrave II add authenticity and value." School Library Journal, Starred

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Houghton Mifflin (Trade)
• Date d'édition: 1955
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0395137136
• ISBN 13: 9780395137130
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible