Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

Name: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
Brand: Author's Republic
Availability: InStock
Author: Jean Lee Latham
ISBN: 9781952469510

Author: Jean Lee Latham

Narrator: Jim Weiss

Unabridged: 7 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: The Well-Trained Mind Press

Published: 11/09/2023

Categories: Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure Stories, Historical Stories

Synopsis

The Newbery Award-winning classic by Jean Lee Latham, read by Jim Weiss. The true story of Nat Bowditch, who transformed the way that sailors navigated safely to their destinations. Winner of the American Library Association's 1956 Newberry Award! Carry On, Mr. Bowditch tells the inspiring, true adventures of Nat Bowditch, a boy during the American Revolution. Nat's passion for learning and his unstoppable spirit lead him from poverty and servitude to triumph and adventure at sea. Ultimately, Nat achieves everlasting fame for revolutionizing navigation, thus streamlining voyages and saving countless lives. Today, Nathaniel Bowditch's 1802 book, The American Practical Navigator, is still carried on every U.S. Navy vessel. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch paints a superb portrait of life in Revolutionary-era America, but this is most of all a moving personal tale of the value of knowledge and the exultant human spirit. Unabridged with 6 1/2 hours on 6 CDs.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katie

Ok so I'm sick with a sore throat, but I wanna try to review this anyway because the thoughts are bouncing around my head and I want to get them out. In a nutshell: IT WAS PRETTY AWESOME. Nat Bowditch is my smol science child who just wants to be allowed to Do The Science and Do It Right; and life k......more

Goodreads review by Josiah

I was surprised when I first learned about this biography that managed the rare feat (for a nonfiction book) of winning the Newbery Medal, but after reading it, I wholeheartedly support the committee's decision. The story of Nat Bowditch bursts at the seams with emotion. The steps along the path the......more

Goodreads review by Allison

*Mini Review* I was a little worried that I would be lost reading this book. Like the people Nat trips over because they are too slow to understand everything he can, I was worried that I also would trip over Nat’s smarts. However, the author captures Nat’s genius and skills with clarity and simplici......more

Goodreads review by Allyson

That was great!! 🥰 Such a sweet and inspirational read!! I thought it would be good, but I didn't expect to love it that much. I loved the romance and the humor and, of course, Nat! 🥰🥰 I would love to reread this one day. Truly an amazing book!......more