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Storm Canvas
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First published January 1, 1944
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Armstrong Sperry
116 books40 followersArmstrong Wells Sperry was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature. His books include historical fiction and biography, often set on sailing ships, and stories of boys from Polynesia, Asia and indigenous American cultures. He is best known for his 1941 Newbery Medal-winning book Call It Courage.
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August 27, 2021
Copywrited and published in 1944 as a wartime book, this historical novel is an action-packed story of the War of 1812. Amazingly for a war that most schools spend somewhere between one day and one week discussing in History class, there are quite a few books written dealing with this war between the United States and Britain: another war that - like the Revolutionary War, the United States was lucky to win.
The ship, the Thunderbolt, Captained by Tom Blythe, runs blockades with a crew of approximately 500. One of those is a young boy, Jason Cobb, whose Father saved the life of Captain Tom many years previously. During that life-saving incident, Jason's father lost his life by drowning. But that was many years before, and now Jason is a boy on the Thunderbolt in the middle of a War.
The book includes much ship action, meaning the wind direction, how the ship moves [or doesn't],and various parts of the ship that are struck and damaged by all sorts of projectiles. Luckily for the reader, there is a Seagoing Glossary at the end of the book which contains many, if not all of the terms that might be referenced in the book- keeping in mind that ships in the War of 1812 are much different from those over the next 200 some years [meaning today].
It's a good read. Middle school, high school and young adults should be able to read and understand and enjoy the story. To the extent that I was able to determine, the story is based on some, if not most facts based on truth.
The ship, the Thunderbolt, Captained by Tom Blythe, runs blockades with a crew of approximately 500. One of those is a young boy, Jason Cobb, whose Father saved the life of Captain Tom many years previously. During that life-saving incident, Jason's father lost his life by drowning. But that was many years before, and now Jason is a boy on the Thunderbolt in the middle of a War.
The book includes much ship action, meaning the wind direction, how the ship moves [or doesn't],and various parts of the ship that are struck and damaged by all sorts of projectiles. Luckily for the reader, there is a Seagoing Glossary at the end of the book which contains many, if not all of the terms that might be referenced in the book- keeping in mind that ships in the War of 1812 are much different from those over the next 200 some years [meaning today].
It's a good read. Middle school, high school and young adults should be able to read and understand and enjoy the story. To the extent that I was able to determine, the story is based on some, if not most facts based on truth.
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