The Dark Frigate

The Dark FrigateYoung readers who love a swashbuckling yarn will be captivated by The Dark Frigate, winner of the 1924 Newbery Medal as the year's most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Abounding in intrigue, battles, and acts of derring do, the story takes place in the 17th century and charts a course from England to the Caribbean. The hero, Philip Marsham, lost his mother at an early age and was raised aboard various ships by his sea

101 black-and-white illustrations

control movement

widely considered London's greatest novel

Elwes translation

and the informal manner of presentation sets students at ease

escutcheons

and contrasts contemplative and active lives

direction of the earth's magnetic lines of force

Red House and north terrace at Chichén Itzá

great outdoors

and Mendel

the Grassmann determinant principle for the plane and the Grassmann principle for space