An exciting, fact-based, old-fashioned tale of adventure at sea, winner of a Newbery Honor for young readers in 1936.
When his father loses his fortune at sea, a boy, Enoch Thacher, signs up with a famous shipbuilder and takes a record-breaking trip around Cape Horn on the famous
Flying Cloud.
The
Flying Cloud was a real ship and its maker was master shipbuilder, Donald McKay (1810-1880). The era depicted in this novel is a time when the windships were the queens of the ocean and sail was king. McKay's company, located in East Boston, launched many of the fastest clipper ships in history, with
Flying Cloud being his most famous ship of all.
In
All Sail Set, McKay puts Enoch to work during the lofting, building, and rigging of the
Flying Cloud, and then to ship out on her for her maiden, record-breaking trip around the Horn. Accompanied by Sperry's wonderfully vigorous drawings, this realistic nautical yarn from the glory days of sail will appeal to adults as well as young adult readers with a taste for historical adventure.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Nonpareil Books
Published: 02/23/1995
ISBN: 9780879235239
Pages: 175
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.60d
Award: Newbery Medal - Honor Book