Description: With its bloody battles, brutal buccaneers, and bold, spirited hero, this Newbery Medal-winning story will enthrall listeners in search of seafaring adventure. In seventeenth-century England, a terrible accident forces orphaned Philip Marsham to flee London in fear for his life. Bred to the sea, he signs on with the Rose of Devon, a dark frigate bound for the quiet shores of Newfoundland. When his ship is seized in midocean by a devious group of men, Philip is forced to accompany these "gentlemen of fortune" on their murderous expeditions. Philip Marsham is now a pirate -- with only the hangman awaiting his return to England.

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