![]() ![]() The way Bowditch pursues his education against all odds, even when his dream of attending Harvard becomes impossible is admirable and inspiring. This book is a wonderful celebration of learning which provides an excellent role model for self-motivated education. Bowditch is a fictionalized account of Bowditch's story that won the Newbery Medal in 1956. All the while, he taught himself the subjects that interested him using books, later making a name for himself as a navigator when he uncovered errors in various navigational books sailors of his day relied upon heavily. First he was indentured to a chandler, then he worked as a surveyor, and after that he became a supercargo on a merchant ship. ![]() ![]() Nathaniel Bowditch planned to attend Harvard, but a series of events in his young life sent him on a different path instead. ![]()
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