The Dark Frigate
I listened to this book on tape... finished a few weeks ago and already am having a hard time remembering the details. Pathetic, I know.. my memory is going downhill. I don't want to confuse it with the other pirate book I'm reading, Cup of Gold by John Steinbeck.
The Dark Frigate
By Charles Boardman Hawes
The protagonist in The Dark Frigate was a young man whose father had been a sea captain. He wanted to sail too and unfortunately fell in with a bunch of pirates. There was a lot of violence in the book, most of it necessary to tell a story about seafaring criminals. At least the main character was likable and fairly innocent.
The other pirate book, Cup of Gold, has a main character who's despicable though human. It isn't a children's book. It was Steinbeck's first novel and I'm getting close to the end. I'll say more about it when I finish.
My only big criticism of The Dark Frigate (the second Newbery Medal winner, back in the 20's) is that its the only book I remember reading that went on and on and on long after the story ended.
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