| Clearing Weather Contributor(s): Meigs, Cornelia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486817423 ISBN-13: 9780486817422 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods - Juvenile Fiction | Transportation - Boats, Ships, & Underwater Craft - Juvenile Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2017058633 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.90 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Young Nicholas Drury has his hands full between looking after his ailing uncle and tending to the family business, a Massachusetts shipyard. Since the recent end of the Revolutionary War, shipbuilding is in decline and everyone in the town of Brascombe is feeling the economic pinch. Just as Nicholas is on the verge of giving up and declaring bankruptcy, he notices footprints in his backyard that lead him to new friends, a dangerous secret, and a plan to restore the community's fortunes. This Newbery Honor-winning novel for young readers recaptures the nation's anxious mood in the years that followed its newly won independence. The tale of an entire town pulling together and pitching in to build a great trading ship echoes the spirit of the American Revolution, and its account of the vessel's two-year adventure to the Caribbean and China reflects the young country's growing engagement with the wider world. Numerous atmospheric black-and-white illustrations add to the story's historical flavor. |