All Sail Set: A Romance of the Flying Cloud

by Armstrong Sperry

Paperback, 1995

Status

Available

Tags

Newbery honor, Donald McKay fiction, clipper ships fiction, sailing fiction

Genres

Publication

David R Godine (1995), Edition: Reissue, Paperback, 192 pages

Description

When his father loses his fortune, a boy is taken on by a famous shipbuilder and eventually makes a maiden, record-breaking trip around Cape Horn on the "Flying Cloud."

User reviews

LibraryThing member MereYom
This is a tough read because the subject matter is so unfamiliar. But it is worth the work to slog through it. The greatest of the clipper ships is built and makes its maiden voyage around Cape Horn to win a speed record. Sadly, the clipper was soon eclipsed by the steamer which was not dependent
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 on wind. The glory days of the clipper are remembered in this story told from the point of view of an old salt.
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LibraryThing member electrascaife
A boy gets a job with a shipbuilder and takes a trip on the maiden voyage of the Flying Cloud.

Meh. Vintage children's stories about sailing are not my favorite.

Subjects

Awards

Newbery Medal (Honor Book — 1936)

Language

English

Original publication date

1935

Physical description

192 p.; 6 x 0.75 inches

ISBN

0879235233 / 9780879235239

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