Armstrong Wells Sperry was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature. His books include historical fiction and biography, often set on sailing ships, and stories of boys from Polynesia, Asia and indigenous American cultures. He is best known for his 1941 Newbery Medal-winning book Call It Courage.
Was our school English book in 1971. I never finished it then. Found a copy in the book cupboard of the school I was teaching in. They had quite a few books left over from the seventies..sixties...forties. Trying not to leave loose ends.