Charles Boardman Hawes

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Charles Boardman Hawes was an American author known for his adventure novels for young readers. His most famous work, "The Dark Frigate," published in 1923, won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature. Hawes's writing often featured historical settings and tales of the sea.

Books by Charles Boardman Hawes

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The Dark Frigate
Charles Boardman Hawes
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Fleeing for his life, young Philip Marsham escapes 17th-century London only to be swept into a perilous new existence as an unwilling pirate aboard the 'Rose of Devon,' battling treacherous seas and even more treacherous men.