| ID | 021141 |
| Call Number | 921/PRE |
| Title Proper | Dare the wind |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | McCully, Emily Arnold (ill.) ; Fern, Tracey |
| Publication | New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014. |
| Description | 24p Blue spine |
| Note | 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. |
| Standard Number | 9780374316990 |
| Price. Qualification | $17.99(Hb) |
| Classification Number | 921 |
| Key Words | UOI - Maps ; Lexile AD880L ; Creesy, Eleanor, 1814-1900 ; Flying Cloud (Clipper-ship) ; Women sailors - Biography ; UOI - Discoveries and inventions/explorations |