Clearing Weather
by Cornelia Meigs
About this book
"It is not the money. It is the ships. I must build ships. But no one wants them now." Cornelia Meigs captures the excitement of great-ship building in the Massachusetts shipyards of the late 18th century and paints an entertaining picture of life in the newly-formed United States. Can Nicholas Drury bring them through the post-Revolution depression? This historical fiction novel was awarded the 1929 Newbery Honor book distinction for best children's literature published in the U.S. and holds interest for adults as well as youth. - Summary by Lynette Caulkins
Chapters (13)
1Chapter 1 - Hoar Frost
2Chapter 2 - A Chaise and Four
3Chapter 3 - The Marsh Road
4Chapter 4 - "Of Berkeley County"
5Chapter 5 - White Oak and Meadow Larks
6Chapter 6 - The Great Enterprise
7Chapter 7 - Sunrise off Branscomb Head
8Chapter 8 - Silver Trumpets
9Chapter 9 - Wickananish
10Chapter 10 - The Top of the Tide
11Chapter 11 - The Country of Scrimshaw Work
12Chapter 12 - Gunfire
13Chapter 13 - Far Visions
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