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Charles Boardman Hawes was an American author. He was posthumously awarded the 1924 Newbery Medal for The Dark Frigate (1923). Additionally, The Great Quest (1921) was a 1922 Newbery Honor book.
Similar in style and quality to Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Treasure Island' but starting in Salem, MA on a merchant vessel bound for China... a fun sailing adventure from the age of sail that also happens to be free!