"The Mutineers" by Charles Boardman Hawes is a seafaring adventure where young Benjamin Lathrop leaves his home in Salem, Massachusetts, to sail to Canton, China, aboard the Island Princess. Benjamin's dream of sailing turns into a challenging reality as tensions rise among the crew, promising a journey filled with mutiny, piracy, and dangerous encounters in the Far East. From the beginning, the story outlines the themes of ambition, treachery, and friendship tested against the backdrop of a long and difficult voyage. Characters such as the unsettling Kipping and the friendly Bill Hayden help to illustrate the complex dynamics on board, setting the stage for trials that will test Benjamin’s courage and change his life forever during this tumultuous journey.
The Mutineers A Tale of Old Days at Sea and of Adventures in the Far East as Benjamin Lathrop Set It Down Some Sixty Years Ago
By Charles Boardman Hawes
A young man's adventurous sea voyage quickly turns treacherous as he faces mutiny and piracy on a journey to the Far East.
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About the AuthorCharles Boardman Hawes was an American writer of fiction and nonfiction sea stories, best known for three historical novels. He died suddenly at age 34, after only two of his five books had been published. He was the first U.S.-born winner of the annual Newbery Medal, recognizing his third novel The Dark Frigate (1923) as the year's best American children's book. Reviewing the Hawes Memorial Prize Contest in 1925, The New York Times observed that "his adventure stories of the sea caused him to be compared with Stevenson, Dana and Melville".
Charles Boardman Hawes was an American writer of fiction and nonfiction sea stories, best known for three historical novels. He died suddenly at age 34, after only two of his five books had been published. He was the first U.S.-born winner of the annual Newbery Medal, recognizing his third novel The Dark Frigate (1923) as the year's best American children's book. Reviewing the Hawes Memorial Prize Contest in 1925, The New York Times observed that "his adventure stories of the sea caused him to be compared with Stevenson, Dana and Melville".
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