Pirate Hunters

Treasure, Obsession and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship

Buch | Softcover

320 Seiten

2015
Elliott & Thompson Limited (Verlag)
978-1-78396-219-8 (ISBN)

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The gripping true story of bitter rivalries on the high seas, a brilliant 17th-century pirate captain, and the two adventurous men determined to find treasure

Captained by English nobleman-turned-pirate Joseph Bannister, the Golden Fleece was a pirate ship sunk by the Royal Navy in 1686 taking with it many fortunes' worth of gold. When present-day adventurers John Chatterton and John Mattera hear of it, they know they have to risk everything to get their hands on it.Bestselling author Robert Kurson not only recreates the break-neck excitement of their search for the lost ship, but also vividly re-imagines life on the high seas in the Golden Age of piracy in this thrilling true-life adventure.

Robert Kurson is the author of the runaway bestseller Shadow Divers as well as Crashing Through. After a law degree from Harvard Law School, he began his writing career at the Chicago Sun-Times as a data entry clerk, a position which led to a full-time features writing job. In 2000, Esquire published 'My Favorite Teacher', his first magazine story, which became a finalist for a National Magazine Award. Based in Chicago, he is currently a contributing editor to Esquire.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.7.2015
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
ISBN-10	1-78396-219-4 / 1783962194
ISBN-13	978-1-78396-219-8 / 9781783962198
Zustand	Neuware