The third book in my 100 Book Challenge is Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham.
Summary: This is the story of Nathaniel Bowditch (b. 1773). Nathaniel attending school until he was 10 years old and then entered into an indentured contract. At nights, he would study mathematics, Latin, French, surveying and navigation. He sailed to the East Indies five times and improved navigational methods. He wrote a book on navigation that is still used today. Even though he never attended any formal training after 10, he was awarded and LL.D. from Harvard.
My Thoughts: This book was written for ages 9 through 12 and was fairly easy to read. The information on navigation and sailing was interesting as was the story of Nathanial Bowditch. This book would be great for boys interested in sailing.
10 March 2009, 7:28 pm
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