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Nat has every reason to expect that he will be able to attend college and go on to a happy professional life. Then everything is taken away from him. His father has a tragedy at sea and is forced to leave his life as a captain and become a menial worker. His mother dies and his father takes his sorrows out in drink. Nat must then leave school and become an indentured servant. His dreams of school seem lost to him forever.
Nat never succumbs to feeling sorry for himself or bitterness. Instead, he ...more
Nat never succumbs to feeling sorry for himself or bitterness. Instead, he ...more
This book is one of the higher rated Newbery winners that I hadn't yet read, so I was somewhat excited to read it. It is about the historical figure Nathaniel Bowditch, a mathematician born in Massachusetts just a few years before the United States declared independence. He was known primarily for his work on maritime navigation.
The book was just plain boring and once again led me to question my quest to read all the Newbery winners. ...more
The book was just plain boring and once again led me to question my quest to read all the Newbery winners. ...more
For a 1956 Newbery, this book isn't half bad. It even aroused a few chuckles. The 12-year-old and I read this to complement our early modern history lesson.
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