Harold Augustin Calahan

Harold Augustin Calahan (November 7, 1889 – November 25, 1965) or H. A. Calahan was a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy and an author on sailing."Harold Augustin Calahan, 76, Yachtsman and Author, Dead", "New York Times", November 27, 1965.] ["The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography", Volume 50 (New York: James T. White & Co., 1968).]

He was born in Brooklyn and attended Columbia University for his B.S., M.S. and his law degree. In 1917 he was working at an advertising agency, and he later married Gladys Britton. [.

He is known for writing the novel "Back to Treasure Island" (1935), a sequel to Robert Lewis Stevenson's "The Treasure Island". He strongly argued that Stevenson had in mind to write such a story.

Author

* "Learning to Sail" (1932)
* "Learning to Race"
* "Back to Treasure Island" (1935)
* "Yachtsman's Omnibus: Learning to Sail, Learning to Race, Learning to Cruise" (1935)
* "Gadgets and Wrinkles: A Compendium of Man's Ingenuity at Sea" (1938)
* "Learning to Cruise" (1945)
* "The Heavens As a Guide: The Sky and the Sailor; A History of Celestial Navigation"' (1952) [C. B. Palmer, rev. of "The Heavens As a Guide", "New York Times Book Review", November 23, 1952, p. 50: "The pronouncements of H. A. Calahan in his books on nautical matters -- they number a dozen or so -- are not always accepted as gospel among sailors, but it's doubtful that he ever wrote a word that hasn't been read with interest."]

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