As mentioned in Megan’s Hot Chocolate News our group read Carry On, Mr. Bowditch, the story of Nathaniel Bowditch, the man who revised the standards for sailing ships around the world.
Set just after the Revolutionary War period, tall sailing ships sailed around the world, trading spices, clothing, machines, and ideas, young Nat Bowditch grew up in Salem, Massachusetts, part of a family of sailors. When he was only 12 years old, he was indentured at a Chip Chandlery – a sort of hardware store for ships and sailors. While there, he discovered that he had a knack for learning on his own.
