Carry on, Mr. Bowditch |
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| Author:
| Latham, Jean Lee
Walsh, Mary R. |
| Illustrator:
| Cosgrove, John O. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-395-06881-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1955 |
| Publisher: | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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Winner of the 1956 Newbery Medal, this novel tells the story of 18th-century mathematical wizard Nathaniel Bowditch, whose determination to master sea navigation resulted in "The American Practical Navigator."
Winner of the 1956 Newbery Medal, this novel tells the story of 18th-century mathematical wizard Nathaniel Bowditch, whose determination to master sea navigation resulted in "The American Practical Navigator."