Dare the Wind: The Record-breaking Voyage of Eleanor Prentiss and the Flying Cloud

Dare the Wind: The Record-breaking Voyage of Eleanor Prentiss and the Flying Cloud

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Series: Picture Book Biographies, 19th Century
Tag: Episode 122
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Publication Year: 2014
ASIN: 0374316996
ISBN: 9780374316990

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Ellen Prentiss's papa said she was born with saltwater in her veins, so he gave her sailing lessons and taught her how to navigate. As soon as she met a man who loved sailing like she did, she married him.

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