{"product_id":"all-sail-set-a-romance-of-the-flying-cloud-paperback","title":"All Sail Set: A Romance of the Flying Cloud - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArmstrong Sperry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam McFee\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exciting, fact-based, old-fashioned tale of adventure at sea, winner of a Newbery Honor for young readers in 1936.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When his father loses his fortune at sea, a boy, Enoch Thacher, signs up with a famous shipbuilder and takes a record-breaking trip around Cape Horn on the famous \u003ci\u003eFlying Cloud\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The \u003ci\u003eFlying Cloud\u003c\/i\u003e was a real ship and its maker was master shipbuilder, Donald McKay (1810-1880). The era depicted in this novel is a time when the windships were the queens of the ocean and sail was king. McKay's company, located in East Boston, launched many of the fastest clipper ships in history, with \u003ci\u003eFlying Cloud\u003c\/i\u003e being his most famous ship of all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Sail Set\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, McKay puts Enoch to work during the lofting, building, and rigging of the \u003ci\u003eFlying Cloud\u003c\/i\u003e, and then to ship out on her for her maiden, record-breaking trip around the Horn. Accompanied by Sperry's wonderfully vigorous drawings, this realistic nautical yarn from the glory days of sail will appeal to adults as well as young adult readers with a taste for historical adventure.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 175\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 23, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Newbery Medal (1936)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42690124480575,"sku":"9780879235239","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3dd4df5d3b30bf2e457e40f2a1981f46.webp?v=1764987932","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/all-sail-set-a-romance-of-the-flying-cloud-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}