"Mutiny on the "Bounty is the title of the 1932 novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, based on the mutiny against Lieutenant William Bligh, commanding officer of the "Bounty" in 1789.
 It has been made into several films and a musical.
 It was the first of what became "The Bounty Trilogy", which continues with "Men Against the Sea", and concludes with "Pitcairn's Island".
Men Against the Sea is the second installment in the trilogy by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall about the mutiny aboard HMS "Bounty".
 It is preceded by "Mutiny on the "Bounty"" and followed by "Pitcairn's Island".
 The novel first appeared in serial form in The Saturday Evening Post (November 18, 1933 through December 9, 1933) hence the copyright date of 1933, and it was first printed in hardcover in January 1934 by Little, Brown and Company.
James Norman Hall (22 April 1887 – 5 July 1951) was an American author best known for the novel "Mutiny on the Bounty" with co-author Charles Nordhoff.
 During World War I, Hall had the distinction of serving in the militaries of three Western allies: Great Britain as an infantryman and then flying for France and later the United States.
Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1962 American Technicolor epic historical drama film starring Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard and Richard Harris, based on the novel "Mutiny on the Bounty" by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall.
The Hurricane is a 1937 film set in the South Seas, directed by John Ford and produced by Samuel Goldwyn Productions, about a Polynesian who is unjustly imprisoned.
 The climax features a special effects hurricane.
 It stars Dorothy Lamour and Jon Hall, with Mary Astor, C. Aubrey Smith, Thomas Mitchell, Raymond Massey, and John Carradine.
 James Norman Hall, Jon Hall's uncle, co-wrote the novel of the same name on which "The Hurricane" is based.
Pitcairn's Island is the third installment in the fictional trilogy by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall about the mutiny aboard HMS "Bounty".
 It is preceded by "Mutiny on the "Bounty"" and "Men Against the Sea".
 The novel first appeared in "The Saturday Evening Post" (from 22 September 1934 through 3 November 1934) then was published in 1934 by Little, Brown and Company.
 Chapters I–XV are told in the third person, and Chapters XVI–XXI are told in the first person by John Adams.
 The epilogue that follows is in the third person.
Harold Albert Lamb (September 1, 1892 – April 9, 1962) was an American historian, screenwriter, short story writer, and novelist.
Mutiny on the Bounty is an 1935 American drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable, based on the Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall novel "Mutiny on the Bounty".
The Bounty Trilogy is a book comprising three novels by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall.
 It relates events prior to, during and subsequent to the Mutiny on the "Bounty".
The James Norman Hall House is a historic residence located in Colfax, Iowa, United States.
 This was an early home of author James Norman Hall.
 His first book was written here, and it figured into his other works, notably "Oh Millersburg!"
 He is best known as a co-author of the novel "Mutiny On The Bounty".
 Most of Hall's life, however, was lived outside of Colfax and the United States in his later years.
 The two-story, frame house, follows an L-plan.
 There is a single story wrap around porch on the west, south and half of the southeast sides.
 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Question: Who was the American author best known for the novel "Mutiny on the Bounty", James Norman Hall or Harold Lamb?
Answer: James Norman Hall