Charles Boardman Hawes, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetCharles Boardman Hawes
American maritime writer
Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1889
Date of Death: 16-Jul-1923
Profession: writer, children's writer, novelist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Charles Boardman Hawes
- Charles Boardman Hawes (January 24, 1889 – July 16, 1923) 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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