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Description: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 BookWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dare the Wind: The Record-Breaking Voyage of Eleanor Prentiss and the Flying Cloud. To get started finding Dare the Wind: The Record-Breaking Voyage of Eleanor Prentiss and the Flying Cloud, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 34

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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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ISBN: 0374316996

Description: 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 BookWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dare the Wind: The Record-Breaking Voyage of Eleanor Prentiss and the Flying Cloud. To get started finding Dare the Wind: The Record-Breaking Voyage of Eleanor Prentiss and the Flying Cloud, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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