He died on January 7, 1941, of influenza and a coronary at Gayeta Lodge in Fayetteville. In 1944, he was honored posthumously by the Maritime Commission by having the freighter Charles J. Finger named after him.
Books:
Highwaymen
In Lawless Lands
Romantic Rascals
Sailor Chanties and Cowboy Songs
Tales from Silver Lands (1925 Newbery Award)
Valiant Vagabonds
thanks to:
http://ccpl.carr.lib.md.us/read/newbery20s.htm
http://www.uark.edu/depts/speccoll/findingaids/finger.html
http://arwritersassociation.cyberback.com/Finger,%20Charles%20Joseph%20-%20Bio.htm
www.amazon.com