James Norman Hall

James Norman Hall
James Norman Hall (1887–1951) was an American writer best known for his adventure novels. He co-authored the "Bounty Trilogy" with Charles Nordhoff, which includes the famous books "Mutiny on the Bounty," "Men Against the Sea," and "Pitcairn's Island." Hall's experiences as a pilot during World War I also inspired his works, including "High Adventure," which recounts his time flying with the Lafayette Escadrille. His writings often reflect themes of exploration, heroism, and the human spirit in challenging circumstances.

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JOINING UP "Kitchener's Mob" they were called in the early days of August, 1914, when London hoardings were clamorous with the first calls for volunteers. The seasoned regulars of the first British expeditionary force said it patronizingly, the great British public hopefully, the world at large doubtfully. "Kitchener's Mob," when there was but a scant sixty thousand under arms... more...

THE FRANCO-AMERICAN CORPS It was on a cool, starlit evening, early in September, 1916, that I first met Drew of Massachusetts, and actually began my adventures as a prospective member of the Escadrille Américaine. We had sailed from New York by the same boat, had made our applications for enlistment in the Foreign Legion on the same day, without being aware of each other's existence; and in... more...