Charles Boardman Hawes
The Dark Frigate
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(Reading Essentials May 22, 2020)
The frigate Rose of Devon rescues twelve men from a wreck in mid-ocean. They show their gratitude by seizing the Rose, killing her captain and sailing toward the Caribbean where they hope to plunder Spanish towns and galleons. Mistaking an English man-of-war for a merchantman, they are captured and brought back to England where a whole new part of this fascinating story begins.
The Dark Frigate has long been a favorite story for boys and in 1924 was awarded the John Newbery Medal, given annually "for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children."
When The Dark Frigate was first published, The New York Tribune said: "No one, we think, has written so perfect a pirate tale since 'Treasure Island'."