PEOPLE
She was Elizabeth's younger cousin who also became Nat's second wife.
Who is Mary "Polly" Ingersoll?
He was President of the United States when this story took place.
Who is President George Washington?
Nat always said that this person had "eyes in the back of her heart."
Who is Polly?
The men of Salem feel that the troubles with the French will never be settled until the country wakes up and builds this.
What is a Navy?
Millions of tiny glowing specks in the water create this.
What is phosphorescence ?
He was a graduate of Harvard who befriended Polly while Nat was away on his voyage.
Who is David Farrel?
He talked with a "purr."
Who is Lupe?
When Nat says, "I think I've swallowed the anchor" he is really saying _____________________.
I'm retired from that. I'm done.
Nat always said that he wished they could afford to have one of these precision timepieces on their ship to aid in calculations.
What is a chronometer ?
Lem Harvey got into a fight in every port and landed in this (jail).
What is the brig?
He was the huge Negro cook on board.
Who is Herbie?
He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences!
Who is Nathaniel Bowditch?
This was another way of saying that navigators would follow the specific written directions on their voyage.
What is "sailing by book" or "book sailing" ?
Nat's first voyage was on this vessel. AND Nat's second voyage was on this vessel.
DAILY DOUBLE
What is the "Henry" ?
What is the "Astrea" ?
Elizabeth said she would be waiting here to tell Nat good-bye before his voyage.
What is the "captain's walk" ? (a platform or walk above a roof of coastal New England houses of the 18th and 19th centuries)
He was the cabin boy on the "Henry" and the "Astrea" - serving Captain Prince.
Who is Little Johnny?
She authored a great novel entitled "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch!"
Who is Jean Lee Latham?
Nathaniel Bowditch demanded that men's lives depended on this.
What is "the calculations of navigation being correct" ?
Nat volunteers to man this dangerous room during a possible scuffle with some French ships.
What is the powder room ?
This was another name for the lower ranking crew members that Nat wanted to teach and train as able navigators.
What is the fo'c'sle ?
He was the richest man in Salem and owner of a ship building company.
Who is Elias Derby?
He was about to bring out another edition of Moore's Navigation and requested that Nat go over the whole book and check it for errors first.
Who is Mr. Blunt?
Who is Nat's sister, Lizza ?
Nat invested 1/3 interest in this, along with Captain Prince and Captain Ingersoll.
What is a ship called "The John" ?
This is another word for "sailing by the sky."
What is celestial navigation?