Dare the Wind
| Author | : Tracey Fern |
| Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
| Total Pages | : 40 |
| Release | : 2014-03-18 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781466860148 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1466860146 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (146 Downloads) |
Download or read book Dare the Wind written by Tracey Fern and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Book
