Spice and the Devil's Cave : The Pirate Tale
(With Over 25 Illustrations)
Kids, Fiction, Fantasy and Magic, Teen, Fiction - YA, Fantasy
| Author: | Agnes Danforth Hewes | ISBN: | 1230000098409 |
| Publisher: | Unsecretbooks.com | Publication: | January 10, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Agnes Danforth Hewes |
| ISBN: | 1230000098409 |
| Publisher: | Unsecretbooks.com |
| Publication: | January 10, 2013 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Spice and the Devil's Cave is a book by Agnes Hewes that was published in 1930. This piece of historical fiction is a retroactive winner of the Newbery Honor award. The setting is Lisbon, Portugal in the late 1490s, as Vasco de Gama, Bartholomew Diaz, and Ferdinand Magellan discuss their plans to find the elusive sea route around the Cape of Good Hope, which would enable Portugal to access the spice-rich countries of the Far East.
Agnes Danforth Hewes (March 30, 1874 – September 30, 1963) was an American writer of children's literature and a 3-time winner of the Newbery Honor. Her early childhood overseas had a huge influence on her life and writing.
Spice and the Devil's Cave is a book by Agnes Hewes that was published in 1930. This piece of historical fiction is a retroactive winner of the Newbery Honor award. The setting is Lisbon, Portugal in the late 1490s, as Vasco de Gama, Bartholomew Diaz, and Ferdinand Magellan discuss their plans to find the elusive sea route around the Cape of Good Hope, which would enable Portugal to access the spice-rich countries of the Far East.
Agnes Danforth Hewes (March 30, 1874 – September 30, 1963) was an American writer of children's literature and a 3-time winner of the Newbery Honor. Her early childhood overseas had a huge influence on her life and writing.
