Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham art appreciation Packaged in a tamperproof box

Packaged in a tamperproof box

but for the ethical imperative of his example: to know ourselves as creatures of a particular place and

In joining these intimate details with profound intuitions about the playwright and his work

which he then slowly transformed with clay and wood over many months

—Off Grid Survival

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham art appreciation Packaged in a tamperproof boxNewbery Medal Winner Readers today are still fascinated by "Nat," an eighteenth century nautical wonder and mathematical wizard. Nathaniel 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. Nat may have been slight of build, but no one guessed that he had the persistence and determination to