''Clearing Weather'' is a children's historical novel by

Cornelia Meigs Cornelia Lynde Meigs (1884–1973) was an American writer of fiction and biography for children, teacher of English and writing, historian and critic of children's literature. She won the Newbery Medal for her 1933 biography of Louisa May Alcott ...

. Opening in a coastal Massachusetts town shortly after the

American Revolution The American Revolution (1765–1783) was a colonial rebellion and war of independence in which the Thirteen Colonies broke from British America, British rule to form the United States of America. The revolution culminated in the American ...

, it follows the circumstances of the building of a great

sailing ship A sailing ship is a sea-going vessel that uses sails mounted on Mast (sailing), masts to harness the power of wind and propel the vessel. There is a variety of sail plans that propel sailing ships, employing Square rig, square-rigged or Fore-an ...

, the ''Jocasta'', and its first voyage to the Caribbean. The novel, illustrated by

Frank Dobias Franz August Rudolph de Santis Dobiáš (May 11, 1900 – January 10, 1976), known as Frank Dobias, was an Austrian-born American illustrator of children's books. Among many other works, his illustrations for the Japanese version of '' Little Blac ...

, was first published in 1928 and was a

Newbery Honor The John Newbery Medal, frequently shortened to the Newbery, is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), to the author of "the most distinguished contr ...

recipient in 1929.

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Full text of ''Clearing Weather''
at HathiTrust Digital Library 1928 American novels American children's novels Children's historical novels Newbery Honor–winning works Novels set in Massachusetts Novels set in the 18th century 1928 children's books Children's books set in Massachusetts Children's books set in the 18th century {{1920s-child-hist-novel-stub