Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes (1943)

Johnny Tremain is a historical novel that takes place in the same time period and features figures from the American Revolution.

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The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 1777 by Kristiana Gregory (1996)

The Winter of Red Snow is one of the Dear America book series. Abigail’s Quaker family’s beliefs wouldn’t let them be involved in the war, but they couldn’t ignore thousands of suffering soldiers on their doorstep.

Guns for General Washington by Seymour Reit (2001)

This historical novel for middle grade readers tells the story of Will Knox, who transported cannons to Boston for General Washington.

The American Practical Navigator by Nathaniel Bowditch (1802)

Bowditch’s encyclopedia of navigation is an exhaustive handbook on maritime life.

Nat the Navigator by Henry Ingersoll Bowditch (1870)

Henry Ingersoll Bowditch—one of Nathaniel Bowditch’s six sons—was a renowned physician and ardent abolitionist and wrote this book about his father’s life.

Nathaniel Bowditch and the Power of Numbers: How a Nineteenth-Century Man of Business, Science, and the Sea Changed American Life by Tamara Plakins Thornton (2016)

A highly engaging biography written for an adult audience with more detail and more concern for an accurate portrayal of its subject.