Garland Roark was an American author (July 26, 1904 – February 9, 1985) known best for his nautical/adventure fiction. His first novel Wake of the Red Witch, published 1946, was a Literary Guild selection and adapted later by Republic Pictures company as a movie featuring John Wayne. Works: [b]Nautical/Adventure Fiction[/b] Wake of the Red Witch (1946). Little, Brown and Company. Novel. Fair Wind to Java (1948). Doubleday & Company, Inc. Novel. Rainbow in the Royals (1950). Doubleday & Company, Inc. Novel. Slant of the Wild Wind (1952). Doubleday & Company, Inc. Novel. The Wreck of the Running Gale (1953). Doubleday & Company, Inc. Novel. The Diver of the Rebecque (1953). Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. Short story published in the Vol. 1, No. 1 Winter issue of THE SEVEN SEAS pulp magazine, pp. 4–27. Star in the Rigging (1954). Doubleday & Company, Inc. Novel. The Outlawed Banner (1956). Doubleday & Company, Inc. Novel. The Lady and the Deep Blue Sea (1958). Doubleday & Company, Inc. Novel. (Original manuscript title Challenge of the Seas). The Gallant Captain Ross (1958). Davis Publications, Inc. Short story published in the Vol. 1, No. 1 October issue of JACK LONDON'S ADVENTURE MAGAZINE, pp. 63–72. Tales of the Caribbean (1959). Doubleday & Company, Inc. Short story collection. (cf James Michener's Tales of the South Pacific) Should the Wind be Fair (1960). Doubleday & Company, Inc. Novel. The Witch of Manga Reva (1962). Doubleday & Company, Inc. Novel. Bay of Traitors (1966). Doubleday & Company, Inc. Novel. Angels in Exile (1967). Doubleday & Company, Inc. Novel. [b]Movie Adaptations[/b] Wake of the Red Witch (1949). Fair Wind to Java (1953).