dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɐ jˈɪɹ spˈɛnt ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk hiː ɹˈoʊt ænd ˈɪləstɹˌeɪɾᵻd kəlˈʌmbəs sˈeɪlz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn, ɐ wˈɜːk ʌv hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl fˈɪkʃən fɔːɹ tʃˈɪldɹən.
During a year spent in New York he wrote and illustrated Columbus Sails (1939), a work of historical fiction for children.