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Dare the wind / Tracey Fern ; pictures by Emily Arnold McCully.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374316990 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 0374316996 (hbk.)
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
- Publisher: New York : Margaret Ferguson Books, Farrar Straus Giroux, [2014]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Color map on lining papers. "Margaret Ferguson Books." |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Creesy, Eleanor, 1814-1900. Flying Cloud (Clipper-ship) Women sailors > Biography. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | J B C913d (Text) | 33126018695340 | JBiography | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Describes how Ellen Prentiss received sailing lessons from her father during childhood, married a ship captain, and helped set a world speed record during the Gold Rush era. - Baker & Taylor
A sumptuously illustrated account of the life of the pioneering female sailor describes how Ellen Prentiss received sailing lessons from her father during childhood, married a ship captain and helped set a world speed record during the Gold Rush era. Illustrated by the Caldecott Medal-winning artist ofMirette on the High Wire . - McMillan Palgrave
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.
A Margaret Ferguson Book