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Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

By: Jean Lee Latham, Jim Weiss
Narrated by: Jim Weiss
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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.

©2003 Jim Weiss (P)2016 Jim Weiss

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one of my all-time favorites!

The courage, the perseverance. The encouragement-- if he can do it, I can do it. Wonderful story to encourage everyone to persevere.

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An incredible life

It is always inspiring to hear real life stories of people who strive to learn and not only improve their own minds, but that of all those around them willing to learn and grow. A life lived with purpose always changes the world for the better.

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Mr.Bowditch is really smart.

I liked how Mr.Bowditch went through many trials and hard times and carried on positively.

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