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Carry on, Mr. Bowditch / by Jean Lee Latham ; illustrated by John O'Hara Cosgrave, II.

Summary:

A fictionalized biography of the mathematician and astronomer who realized his childhood desire to become a ship's captain and authored The American Practical Navigator.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780395137130
  • ISBN: 9780812428254
  • Physical Description: 251 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1955.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Newbery Medal award, 1956.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.1 8 16.
Subject:
Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838 > Juvenile fiction.
North Caroliniana.
Genre:
Fiction.

Available copies

  • 30 of 34 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 34 total copies.
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Madison Main Library YA FIC LAT (Text) 30229100058329 Young Adult Fiction Available -

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Summary: A fictionalized biography of the mathematician and astronomer who realized his childhood desire to become a ship's captain and authored The American Practical Navigator.