Treasure Ship: The Legend And Legacy of the S.S. Brother Jonathan
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.13 (869 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0806527471 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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From Booklist In his second book, the author of The Raging Sea (2005) displays the same talent for research and writing on maritime topics. All rights reserved. It proves that even technology has not drawn the teeth of the sea, let alone those of lawyers, and it will certainly win Powers' target audience of "those who love the sea and its boundless treasures." Roland GreenCopyright © American Library Association. Lost were nearly all the people aboard and a consignment of gold coins bound for the Pacific Northwest. After many years
Brother Jonathan, struck an uncharted reef in 1865 off Northern California. Supreme Court over who owned the treasure--and what was still there.. Not only did Deep Sea Research bring up over 1000 near-invaluable gold coins, it also found trouble, including a historic maritime decision by the U.S. Only 19 hardy souls survived out of 244 people on board, including a near “who’s who” of the famous personalities of the times. The half-city-block long sidewheeler, S.S. Sinking underneath the seas in 45 minutes, the ship took down with her multi-million-dollars of newly minted gold coins and bullion. Although tantalizingly close to land and despite countless attempts to locate the ship and its gold, the ship’s location remained a secret for over 125 years--that is, until a band of underfunded adventurers used different assumptions and found it and its treasures
Two Thumbs Up Having previously read "Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea" by Gary Kinder, and "Lost Gold of the Republic" by Priit J. Vesilind, I thought someone would eventually write a similar book about the SS Brother Jonathan. What I didn't expect was just how good Dennis Powers's book would be. If you are a collector of gold double eagles or Civil War gold in. Three Stars Boundarycreek Not a great readnot a bad one either.. Marine Engineer is pleased! Dennis Hunt Dennis's book is an extraordinary historical adventure; from the descriptions of the passengers on the San Francisco dock in 1865 to the courtroom shenanigans of the 1990's, I read it straight through and could hardly put it down.I guess I should provide some credentials - I was the Chief Engineer aboard the Research Vessel Point Lobos with the Mont
Among his other maritime history books are The Raging Sea, Sentinel of the Seas, Tales of the Seven Seas and Taking the Sea. A graduate of the Harvard Business School, he is the Professor Emeritus of Business Law at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon, where he resides with his wife, Judy, two cats, and libraries of books. Powers was a full-time attorney s