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William Bowditch
Is the second youngest of Mother and Father’s children; he is brother to Mary Bowditch, Hab Bowditch, Lizza Bowditch, Nat Bowditch, William Bowditch, and Lois Bowditch. Samuel doesn’t like or do as well in school as his elder brothers William and Nat, but he joins the crew of a Salem merchant vessel when he’s a teenager. Samuel dies of fever in the West Indies before Nat’s first voyage.
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Chapter 19: Strange Sailing Orders
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Now the meaning of the strange sailing time dawned on the crew. Nat looked at Mr. Cheevers and saw anger, amusement, and respect in his eyes. But the faces of the men before the mast were frightening to watch. Not two of the lot, Nat figured, had had the slightest intention of sailing on the Astrea. They had doubtless heard of the clever desertion of the other crew. They’d planned the same stunt, signed on for a square meal and a month’s pay. Now they faced months at sea—the terrors of the Cape—the grilling passage through the Sunda Strait—a layover in Batavia—where men died like flies.
Their baffled rage was naked on their faces.
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Samuel Bowditch Quotes in Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
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Chapter 19: Strange Sailing Orders
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Now the meaning of the strange sailing time dawned on the crew. Nat looked at Mr. Cheevers and saw anger, amusement, and respect in his eyes. But the faces of the men before the mast were frightening to watch. Not two of the lot, Nat figured, had had the slightest intention of sailing on the Astrea. They had doubtless heard of the clever desertion of the other crew. They’d planned the same stunt, signed on for a square meal and a month’s pay. Now they faced months at sea—the terrors of the Cape—the grilling passage through the Sunda Strait—a layover in Batavia—where men died like flies.
Their baffled rage was naked on their faces.
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