The Hand of Robin Squires
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The Hand of Robin Squires was first published in 1977 and is now available from Puffin Books
. It is a historical adventure story that is linked to finds in the famous Money Pit on Oak Island
off the coast of Nova Scotia
. No one has solved the puzzle of the pit and the underground tunnels, but Joan Clark
offers a fictitious possible explanation. When his father dies Robin Squires agrees to join his uncle and help him build an underground complex of tunnels, and assemble a pump that his father had invented. Once he has left England he quickly discovers that his uncle is a pirate, seeking to hide his treasure. Robin, and a captured Micmac Indian, Actaudin, who has become his friend, are forced to build along with his uncle's black slaves. In the end Robin was chained by a wristlock, and his Uncle had ordered his first mate to murder him after his job was complete because they wanted no loose ends, it was Actaudin who came back to rescue Robin and had to use an axe to cut off Robin's hand in order to remove the lock. Billy Boles (the first mate) pursued them into the wilderness and was blinded by a bear.Robin goes to Boston to pay his passage for England and meets an old sailor who tells him how the Queen's Privateer(The ship they traveled on) went down in a storm.
Puffin Books
Puffin Books is the children's imprint of British publishers Penguin Books. Since the 1960s it has been the largest publisher of children's books in the UK and much of the English-speaking world.-Early history:...
. It is a historical adventure story that is linked to finds in the famous Money Pit on Oak Island
Oak Island
Oak Island is a island in Lunenburg County on the south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. The tree-covered island is one of about 360 small islands in Mahone Bay and rises to a maximum of 35 feet above sea level...
off the coast of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
. No one has solved the puzzle of the pit and the underground tunnels, but Joan Clark
Joan Clark
Joan Clark BA, D.Litt is a Canadian fiction author.Born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Clark spent her youth in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. She attended Acadia University for its drama program, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree with English major in 1957...
offers a fictitious possible explanation. When his father dies Robin Squires agrees to join his uncle and help him build an underground complex of tunnels, and assemble a pump that his father had invented. Once he has left England he quickly discovers that his uncle is a pirate, seeking to hide his treasure. Robin, and a captured Micmac Indian, Actaudin, who has become his friend, are forced to build along with his uncle's black slaves. In the end Robin was chained by a wristlock, and his Uncle had ordered his first mate to murder him after his job was complete because they wanted no loose ends, it was Actaudin who came back to rescue Robin and had to use an axe to cut off Robin's hand in order to remove the lock. Billy Boles (the first mate) pursued them into the wilderness and was blinded by a bear.Robin goes to Boston to pay his passage for England and meets an old sailor who tells him how the Queen's Privateer(The ship they traveled on) went down in a storm.