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Title Statement | Carry on, Mr. Bowditch / by Jean Lee Latham ; illustrated by John O'Hara Cosgrave, II. |
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Author | Latham, Jean Lee |
Additional Contributors | Cosgrave, John O'Hara,1908-1968 |
Publication | Boston: Houghton Mifflin, c1983. |
Extent of Item | 251 p. |
ISBN | 0618250816 |
Other Number | 1281778 |
General Notes | Newbery Medal winner. |
Awards | John Newbery Medal. |
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. |
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By Topic | Navigation--Juvenile fiction |
By Name | Bowditch, Nathaniel,1773-1838 |
By Location | Massachusetts--Juvenile fiction--History--1775-1865 |
By Genre | Biographical fiction |