Carry On, Mr. Bowditch: A Newbery Award Winner

by Jean Lee Latham

Other authorsMary R. Walsh (Author)

Paperback, 2003

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1842

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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.

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Astronomers Fiction

Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838 Fiction

Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838 Juvenile fiction

Mathematicians Fiction

Navigation Fiction

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Salem (Mass.) History 18th century Fiction

Seafaring life Fiction

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Awards

William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1957-1958)

Newbery Medal (Medal Winner — 1956)

Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee — 1956-1957)

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Carry On, Mr. Bowditch: A Newbery Award Winner

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