num_pages: 256
description: Readers today are still fascinated by “Nat,” an eighteenth-century nautical wonder and mathematical wizard. Nathaniel Bowditch grew up in a sailor’s world—Salem in the early days, when tall-masted ships from foreign ports crowded the wharves. But Nat didn’t promise to have the makings of a sailor; he was too physically small. Nat may have been slight of build, but no one guessed that he had the persistence and determination to master sea navigation in the days when men sailed only by “log, lead, and lookout.” Nat’s long hours of study and observation, collected in his famous work, The American Practical Navigator (also known as the “Sailors’ Bible”), stunned the sailing community and made him a New England hero.
language: English
title: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
titlecomplete: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
genres: Fiction, Childrens, American History, Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, School, Classics, Adventure, Historical
ratings_count: 18136
places: Massachusetts, Salem, Massachusetts
awards: awardedAt: -441820800000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: -410198400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers