Books with author Charles Boardman Hawes

One morning early in the summer of 1826; I brushed the sweat from my forehead and the flour from my clothes; unrolled my shirt-sleeves to my wrists; donned my coat; and; with never a suspicion that that day was to be unlike any other; calmly walked out into the slanting sunshine. Rain had fallen in the night; and the air was still fresh and cool. Although the clock had but just struck six; I had been at work an hour; and now that my uncle; Seth Upham; had come down to take charge of the store; I was glad that some business discussed the evening before gave me an excuse to go on an errand to the other end of the village.

In seventeenth century England, a terrible accident forces orphaned Philip Marsham to flee London in fear for his life. Bred to the sea, he signs on with the "Rose of Devon," a dark frigate bound for the quiet shores of Newfoundland.Philip's bold spirit and knowledge of the sea soon win him his captain's regard. But when the "Rose of Devon" is seized in midocean by a devious group of men plucked from a floating wreck, Philip is forced to accompany these "gentlemen of fortune" on their murderous expeditions. Like it or not, Philip Marsham is now a pirate—with only the hangman awaiting his return to England.

Wherein is told the story of Philip Marsham who lived in the time of King Charles and was bred a sailor but came home to England after many hazards by sea and land and fought for the king at Newbury and lost a great inheritance and departed for Barbados in the same ship, by curious chance, in which he had long before adventured with the pirates. Illustrated with line drawings in text and frontispiece - 247 pages.

The Dark Frigate is a Newbery Medal winner for the year’s most distinguished contribution to American literature for children, a swashbuckling tale of adventure and bravery on the high seas.Philip Marsham’s father is lost at sea leaving him alone in the world. An accidental discharge of a gun causes him to flee London and seek his fortunes on the high seas. Philip signs on with the Rose of Devon as a sailor. His hard work and dedication see him promoted quickly. Then disaster strikes and the Rose is captured by pirates and her crew is forced into piracy.Swashbuckling Adventure Awaits!