{"product_id":"carry-on-mr-bowditch-9780618250745","title":"Carry On, Mr. Bowditch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNewbery Medal Winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders today are still fascinated by \"Nat,\" an eighteenth-century nautical wonder and mathematical wizard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNathaniel 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNat 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, \u003cem\u003eThe American Practical Navigator \u003c\/em\u003e(also known as the \"Sailors' Bible\"), stunned the sailing community and made him a New England hero.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-196937\"\u003eJean Lee Latham\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-358102\"\u003eMary R. Walsh\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clarion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780618250745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0618250743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF024150\"\u003eHistorical | United States | 19th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF001000\"\u003eAction \u0026amp; Adventure | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF009000\"\u003eClassics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42708113031405,"sku":"9780618250745","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_3382013f-d3a4-4412-a121-9267b4e7ce48.jpg?v=1747460692","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/carry-on-mr-bowditch-9780618250745","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}