Harold Augustin Calahan (November 7, 1889 – November 25, 1965) or H. A. Calahan was a lieutenant commander in the

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and an author on sailing."Harold Augustin Calahan, 76, Yachtsman and Author, Dead", ''

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'', November 27, 1965. He was born in Brooklyn and attended

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for his

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, M.S. and his law degree. In 1917 he was working at an advertising agency, and he later married Gladys Britton. He died of a heart attack in 1965 in

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and was buried in

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on November 30, 1965. He is known for writing the novel ''Back to Treasure Island'' (1935), a sequel to

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's ''

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''. He strongly argued that Stevenson had in mind to write such a story.

Author

* ''Learning to Sail'' (1932) * ''Learning to Race'' (1934) * ''Back to Treasure Island'' (1935) * ''Yachtsman's Omnibus: Learning to Sail, Learning to Race, Learning to Cruise'' (1935) * ''Wind and Tide in Yacht Racing'' (1936) * ''Ships's Husband: A Guide to Yachtsmen in the Care of Their Craft'' (1937) * ''Gadgets and Wrinkles: A Compendium of Man's Ingenuity at Sea'' (1938) * ''So You're Going to Buy a Boat'' (1939) * ''Rigging'' (1940) * ''What makes a war end?'' (1944) * ''Learning to Cruise'' (1945) * ''Geography for grown-ups'' (1946) * ''Sailing technique'' (1950) * ''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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