Full Speed Ahead

Headed from Gulfport, MS to Ship Island in the Mississippi Sound:

The exit sign for the town of Farragut, TN that began my research journey:

Crossing the Tennessee River south of Knoxville, TN that Farragut traveled by water as a boy:

I visited the site of Farragut’s birthplace many times before and during the writing and the many drafts of illustration for FULL SPEED AHEAD:

Working on the many drafts:

After publication, at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC: