Glory of the Seas
By Agnes Hewes
The exciting early days of the clipper ships, the controversial Fugitive Slave Law, and the inner conflict caused by civil disobedience are at the center of this story set in Boston in the 1850s. When the Flying Cloud sails to San Francisco in just eightynine days, many Bostonians dream of sailing to California.
- Fiction, Action, Adventure
- John Newbery Medal 1934 (Honor Title)
- Format: Book
- ISBN: 9780394911878