Dare the wind /
Ellen Prentiss's papa said she was born with saltwater in her veins, so he gave her sailing lessons and taught her how to navigate. As soon as she met a man who loved sailing like she did, she married him. When her husband was given command of a clipper ship custom-made to travel quickly, she k...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Margaret Ferguson Books, Farrar Straus Giroux,
[2014]
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| Summary: | Ellen Prentiss's papa said she was born with saltwater in her veins, so he gave her sailing lessons and taught her how to navigate. As soon as she met a man who loved sailing like she did, she married him. When her husband was given command of a clipper ship custom-made to travel quickly, she knew that they would need every bit of its speed for their maiden voyage: out of New York City, down around the tip of Cape Horn, and into San Francisco, where the Gold Rush was well under way. In a time when few women even accompanied their husbands onboard, Ellen Prentiss navigated their ship to set the world record for speed along that route. |
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| Item Description: | Map on lining papers. |
| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, maps ; 27 cm |
| Awards: | American Library Association Notable Children's Bk |
| ISBN: | 9780374316990 (hard) 0374316996 (hard) |