Bibliograph

Dare the wind, Tracey Fern ; pictures by Emily Arnold McCully

Type

Label

Dare the wind, Tracey Fern ; pictures by Emily Arnold McCully

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dare the wind

Oclc number

828858954

Responsibility statement

Tracey Fern ; pictures by Emily Arnold McCully

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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification