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{{Short description|1956 book by Franklin W. Dixon}}
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| series = [[Hardy Boys]]
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| genre = [[Detective fiction|Detective]], [[mystery fiction|mystery]]
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| release_date = January 1, 1957
| release_date = January 1, 1956
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| pages = 192
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'''The Secret of Pirate's Hill''' is Volume 36 in the original [[Hardy Boys]] book series published by [[Grosset & Dunlap]].
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Hired to locate an old [[Spain|Spanish]] [[cannon]], the Hardy brothers uncover an even greater treasure after perilous underwater adventures while [[underwater diving|skin diving]].


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'''''The Secret of Pirates' Hill''''' is Volume 36 in the original [[The Hardy Boys]] [[List of Hardy Boys books#stories|Mystery Stories]] published by [[Grosset & Dunlap]].
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This book was written for the [[Stratemeyer Syndicate]] by John Almquist in 1956.<ref name="PDF1">{{cite web| last=Keeline| first=James D| title=Who Wrote the Hardy Boys? Secrets from the Syndicate Files Revealed| url=http://www.keeline.com/Hardy_Boys.pdf}}</ref> Between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyer's daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hardyboysonline.net/content.php?page=series-canon-revisions|title = Hardy Boys Online}}</ref> The original version of this book was shortened in 1972 by Priscilla Baker-Carr<ref name="PDF1" /> resulting in two slightly different stories sharing the same title.
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==Plot summary==
Hired by a mysterious businessman to locate an old [[Spain|Spanish]] [[cannon]], the Hardy brothers and friends grow more and more suspicious as they encounter stolen cars and a mysterious man on a [[motorcycle]]. They eventually uncover the cannon and thousands in gold bullion after perilous underwater adventures.

==References==
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Latest revision as of 02:21, 12 February 2024

The Secret of Pirates' Hill
Original edition
AuthorFranklin W. Dixon
LanguageEnglish
SeriesHardy Boys
GenreDetective, mystery
PublisherGrosset & Dunlap
Publication date
January 1, 1956
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages192 pp
Preceded byThe Clue in the Embers 
Followed byThe Ghost at Skeleton Rock 

The Secret of Pirates' Hill is Volume 36 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.

This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by John Almquist in 1956.[1] Between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyer's daughter.[2] The original version of this book was shortened in 1972 by Priscilla Baker-Carr[1] resulting in two slightly different stories sharing the same title.

Plot summary

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Hired by a mysterious businessman to locate an old Spanish cannon, the Hardy brothers and friends grow more and more suspicious as they encounter stolen cars and a mysterious man on a motorcycle. They eventually uncover the cannon and thousands in gold bullion after perilous underwater adventures.

References

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  1. ^ a b Keeline, James D. "Who Wrote the Hardy Boys? Secrets from the Syndicate Files Revealed" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Hardy Boys Online".


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