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1	Carry On, Mr. Bowditch more books like this by Jean Lee Latham add to wishlist A biography of Nathaniel Bowditch, who grew up in the late 1700s and dreamed of becoming a sailor. When his small size prevented him for achieving this goal, Bowditch's determination resulted in years of on-land studying of the sea, ships, and astronomy. He eventually wrote the book THE AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR, which taught sailors how to use ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	This dear-bought land. more books like this by Jean Lee Latham, Jacob Landau add to wishlist In 1607 a fifteen-year-old boy joins the expeditionary force that hopes to establish a permanent English colony in Virginia. see all copies from $4.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Retreat to glory; the story of Sam Houston. more books like this by Jean Lee Latham add to wishlist The childhood, military career, and political life of the man who fought for the statehood of Texas. see all copies from $4.05! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The story of Eli Whitney. more books like this by Jean Lee Latham, Fritz Kredel add to wishlist A biography of Eli Whitney tracing his long legal journey to win rights over his pirated cotton gin and to fulfill his Government contract for ten thousand muskets with interchangable parts. see all copies from $5.50! new only from $8.50! \| first editions
5	Rachel Carson: Who Loved the Sea more books like this by Jean Lee Latham add to wishlist A biography of the marine biologist and nature writer well-known for her campaign against the careless use of chemicals. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
6	Drake : the man they called a pirate more books like this by Jean Lee Latham add to wishlist Adventures of the piratical Elizabethan mariner who contributed enormously to the growth of sixteenth-century English sea power. see all copies from $2.16! signed copies \| first editions
7	Eli Whitney (Discovery Biog)(Oop) more books like this by Jean Lee Latham add to wishlist A biography of the inventor of the cotton gin who also developed basic ideas of mass production in the manufacture of weapons and other machines. see all copies from $2.33! first editions \| SVS
8	Sam Houston, hero of Texas. more books like this by Jean Lee Latham add to wishlist A brief account of Sam Houston who served as a Congressman and Governor of Tennessee before his association with Texas began. see all copies from $2.25! first editions \| SVS
9	Elizabeth Blackwell, Pioneer Woman Doctor more books like this by Jean Lee Latham add to wishlist A biography of the first woman doctor in the United States, who worked in England and America to open the field of medicine to women. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
10	The Chagres, power of the Panama Canal. more books like this by Jean Lee Latham, Louis S. Glanzman add to wishlist Describes the discovery and exploration of the river which supplies water and electric power to the Panama Canal, and tells of the problems of construction, development, and operation of the Panama Railroad and the Panama Canal. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
11	Far voyager; the story of James Cook. more books like this by Jean Lee Latham add to wishlist The life of a laborer's son who attained his dream of becoming a British Navy Captain in a day when officers came only from the upper class. see all copies from $6.00! signed copies \| first editions
12	What Tabbit the Rabbit Found more books like this by Jean Lee Latham add to wishlist While looking for his blue ball, Tabbit finds his yellow duck, red shoe, and other missing articles. see all copies from $2.39! first editions
13	The Columbia, powerhouse of North America. more books like this by Jean Lee Latham add to wishlist A survey of the historical, social, and economic value of the Columbia River and its basin, and its influence on the development of the Northwestern United States. see all copies from $3.25! signed copies
14	Samuel F.B. Morse (Disc Biog)(Oop) more books like this by Jean Lee Latham add to wishlist A brief biography of the inventor of the telegraph and Morse code, who planned from early childhood to be a painter of great historical pictures but first won recognition as a portrait painter. see all copies from $6.66!
15	Who Lives Here? more books like this by Jean Lee Latham add to wishlist As they approach each dwelling, the animals try to guess from a rhyme who lives there. see all copies from $4.45! first editions
16	Anchors Aweigh the Story of David Glasgow Farragat by Jean Lee Latham add to wishlist see all copies from $18.68!
17	Samuel F. B. Morse, artist-inventor. more books like this by Jean Lee Latham, Jo Polseno add to wishlist A brief biography of the inventor of the telegraph and Morse code, who planned from early childhood to be a painter of great historical pictures but first won recognition as a portrait painter. see all copies from $3.65! first editions \| SVS
18	Young man in a hurry; the story of Cyrus W. Field. more books like this by Jean Lee Latham, Victor Mays add to wishlist A biography of the man who rose from debt to amass a small fortune, and became the driving force behind the successful laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable. see all copies from $3.00! first editions
19	Man of the Monitor; the story of John Ericsson. more books like this by Jean Lee Latham, Leonard Everett Fisher add to wishlist A biography of the Swedish-American engineer credited with over 2000 inventions as well as the design and construction of several types of boats. History remembers him for the construction of the Monitor, the little ironclad warship that held its own against the Merrimack. see all copies from $5.00! SVS
20	The man who never snoozed more books like this by Jean Lee Latham, Bee Lewi, Sheila Greenwald add to wishlist A squeaking gate causes a dog, a bird, and a cat all to make noise which disturbs a man and his wife. A story to be real aloud with children providing the noises such as the squeak of the gate, the bark of the dog, or the man's snoring. see all copies from $3.00! first editions
21	Puss in Boots more books like this by Jean Lee Latham, Pablo Ramírez add to wishlist When the miller died his younger son inherited only the cat which proved to be a remarkable animal as well as a good provider. see all copies from $10.00! first editions
22	Ali Baba. more books like this by Pablo Ramirez, Jean Lee Latham add to wishlist A story from the Arabian Nights, which tells of a poor woodcutter who discovers the secret hiding place where a band of robbers keep their stolen riches. see all copies from $2.20!
23	Nutcracker. more books like this by Jean Lee Latham, José Correas add to wishlist After hearing how her toy nutcracker got his ugly face, a little girl helps to break the spell he is under and watches him change into a handsome prince. see all copies from $3.00! signed copies \| first editions
24	Anchor's aweigh; the story of David Glasgow Farragut. more books like this by Jean Lee Latham, Eros Keith add to wishlist A biography of David Farragut who received his commission in the United States Navy before he was ten and who in 1864 broke the back of the Confederate fleet in the Battle of Mobile Bay. see all copies from $6.50!
25	Wa O'Ka more books like this by Pablo Ramírez, Jean Lee Latham add to wishlist A young Indian brave accomplishes three seemingly impossible tasks to win the chief's daughter for his bride. see all copies from $7.00!

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