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title: "Dare the Wind: The Record-breaking Voyage of Eleanor Prentiss and the Flying Cloud"
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# Dare the Wind: The Record-breaking Voyage of Eleanor Prentiss and the Flying Cloud

**Brand:** tracey fernemily arnold mccully
**Price:** A$65
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- **What is this?** Dare the Wind: The Record-breaking Voyage of Eleanor Prentiss and the Flying Cloud by tracey fernemily arnold mccully
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## Customer Reviews

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    Excellent for women's empowerment and Stem. Steam. Education, Navigation. and Stars, Astronomy
  

*by E***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 14, 2020*

Excellent for women's empowerment and Stem. Steam. Educationexcellent story of a women navigator late 1800's  and the fastest sailing trip from NY to San Francisco. Incredible story. The Adult Lit version is Flying Cloud,David W. Shaw.

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    Inspiring biography of a 19th-century woman navigator.
  

*by S***7 on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 27, 2022*

In a time when few women even accompanied their husbands onboard, Ellen Prentiss navigated their clipper ship to set the world record for speed from New York City to San Francisco. A map showing the 1851 voyage of the Flying Cloud appears on the endpapers. A handsome picture book portraying an accomplished woman. I bought it for a little girl named Eleanor.

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    Dare the Wind!
  

*by M***M on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 7, 2014*

In this picture book for older readers. Tracey Fern tells the little-known story of Eleanor Prentiss, an extraordinary woman who not only navigated a clipper ship but also set a record for the fastest time from New York to San Francisco, navigating around Cape Horn in a record-breaking 89 days, 21 hours.Doesn't it seem incredible in our high-tech era how sailors used only the stars and a sextant to navigate around the world?  Even more incredible (but true) is the life of Eleanor Prentiss, born the daughter of a sea captain in 1814 and taught everything about ships, including navigation, by her father, perhaps because he had no sons.  Certainly this education was highly unusual for a 19th century girl. The sea was in Ellen's blood, and, not surprisingly, she married a sea captain, who took her along on his merchant ships as her navigator.When Ellen's husband was given command of a new, super-fast clipper ship, Ellen seized the opportunity to get as quickly as possible from New York to the tip of South America to San Francisco and the Gold Rush.  Speed was of the essence for those looking for riches in the gold fields of California.  The book portrays the considerable dangers of the voyage, including a period when the ship was becalmed (no wind, no movement!) and also the perilous stormy waters of the Cape. Fern does a terrific job of capturing the excitement of the journey, and Ellen's triumph when she sets a world record for the fastest time for this 15,000 mile voyage.  The book is greatly enhanced by the beautiful water-color paintings of Caldecott-winning artist Emily Arnold McCully.  The seascapes, and particularly the scenes of storms, are particularly effective.  Back matter includes an author's note with further historical information, and suggestions for further reading, both books and websites, a glossary, and end pages which show a map of the Flying Cloud's 1851 Voyage.Highly recommended for Women's History Month and for those looking for stories of strong, heroic women and girls!

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