"A remarkable book, in which a very wide spectrum of human behavior is on show---from colossal gullibility on the one hand, to extraordinary ingenuity and determination on the other." --"The Daily Telegraph "(UK) "Treasure Hunt "is the story of an obsession. Rumors of Spanish treasure, or gold and silver at the bottom of the sea, have been a part of maritime lore for centuries. In 1687, Captain William Phips brought back to port an incredible cargo---nearly forty tons of silver and gold---the treasure of the Spanish galleon "Concepcion, "wrecked over forty years before on a coral reef ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: book Hardcover
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780312380397ISBN:0312380399
Description: Brand New. Brand new. Never read or owned. May have a remainder mark. 383 pages. 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.80 in. 9.3 oz. Documents historical efforts to claim the lost treasures of sunken ships, from Captain William Phips's 1687 discovery of a cache of Spanish galleons to the numerous dangerous quests of fortune hunters who have lost their lives. 15, 000 first printing. Portions of this page Copyright 1995-2009 Muze Inc. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Date Published: 2008-07-08
ISBN-13:9780312380397ISBN:0312380399
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780312380397ISBN:0312380399
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780312380397ISBN:0312380399
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780312380397ISBN:0312380399
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780312380397ISBN:0312380399
Description: New. In 1687 Captain William Phips arrived in English waters with forty tons of treasure rescued from the wreck of the Concepcin, sunk forty years before in the middle of the ocean. The great British treasure-hunting boom had begun. Over the next two cent... read more
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