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Florida S Lost Galleon
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Author : Roger C. Smith
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2018-02-24
Florida S Lost Galleon written by Roger C. Smith and has been published by University Press of Florida this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-24 with Social Science categories.
Honorable Mention, North American Society for Oceanic History John Lyman Book Award in the Naval and Maritime Science and Technology Category In 1559, Spanish explorer Tristan de Luna led a fleet of ships from Mexico to Pensacola Bay, Florida. His objective was to settle the Florida frontier for the Kingdom of Spain. But a hurricane struck soon after his arrival, destroying the small colony and sinking six of his ships. Few significant remains were uncovered for more than 400 years—until a ship was found underwater off Emanuel Point in modern-day Pensacola. Florida’s Lost Galleon documents this groundbreaking discovery, the earliest shipwreck found in Florida. Underwater archaeologists describe how they explored the ship’s hull and recorded it carefully in order to reconstruct the original vessel and its last mission. They take readers into the laboratory, where they explain how the waterlogged objects they uncovered were analyzed and prepared for public display. The story of the ill-fated colony unfolds as they discuss the surprisingly well-preserved Spanish colonial artifacts, including armor, ammunition, plant and animal remains, and wooden and metal tools. The excavation of the Emanuel Point shipwreck was driven by the enthusiasm and support of local volunteers, and this volume argues for the importance of such public archaeology projects. Florida's Lost Galleon invites readers to experience the exciting world of marine archaeology as it opens up a forgotten chapter in American history. Contributors: Elizabeth D. Benchley | John R. Bratten | Gregory Cook | Joseph Cozzi | Della Scott-Ireton | KC Smith | Roger C. Smith | James D. Spirek | John E. Worth
The Lost Galleons
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Author : George Leal
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-08-07
The Lost Galleons written by George Leal and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-07 with categories.
On July 24, 1715 the largest Spanish treasure fleet ever assembled sailed from Havana harbor bound for Spain. Seven days later, at 4 AM on July 31st, a hurricane destroyed all eleven of the treasure galleons, driving them onto Florida's shore in the area now known as Florida's Treasure Coast. It is known to history as the Lost Platos Flota.Eight of the wrecked ships have been accounted for and most of their treasure salvaged over the years. Two more galleons were recently discovered off the coast of Amelia Island. The one ship never found was the Patache of the Squadron, the Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion. The hold of La Concepcion was loaded with 8,500 gold reales, 40,000 silver pesos, 10 chests of gold bars, 30 chests of silver bars as well as precious stones, emeralds and pearls from Manila. It was vast treasure that has remained a mystery of the sea for over four hundred years.Then an archaeological dig turns up the Captain's log from La Concepcion on an island off the Georgia coast and the hunt is on for the last great treasure of Los Platos Flota, the silver fleet of King Philip of Spain. When ex-Navy Seal and archaeologist Don Robeson and his beautiful companion, historian and author, Kathleen Caulder, are asked to join in the search for La Concepcion they have no idea what they are getting themselves into.Modern day pirates, salvage claim jumpers and military cloaking devices that conceal a modern day "ghost ship" lead them on an escalating race against time as the US Navy calls on its former Seal Commander, Don Robeson, to help retrieve the cloaking device and protect US National security.As a hurricane bears down on them, the ghost ship attacks and time is running out to salvage any of the treasure, Don will need all his Navy Seal training to save himself, the love of his life Kathleen, his crew and our National Security.
Submerged History
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Author : Roger C. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2018-03-15
Submerged History written by Roger C. Smith and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-15 with Nature categories.
This heavily illustrated book is written by top archaeologists who study Florida's sunken heritage in unique underwater sites. Learn from them the secrets at the bottom of springs and rivers, discover drowned prehistoric waterfront neighborhoods, paddle into the past on ancient canoes, swim across wrecked Spanish galleons and slave ships, record the contents of a Civil War troop transport, and study waterlogged artifacts in the laboratory. Submerged History takes readers on professionally guided tours along the broad spectrum of Florida's hidden, watery past to illustrate what these fascinating sites can reveal about the people who came before us.
Fatal Treasure
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Author : Jedwin Smith
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2003-04-15
Fatal Treasure written by Jedwin Smith and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-04-15 with History categories.
Recounts the true story of Mel Fisher and a team of divers who search for the lost treasures of the Spanish ship Atocha which sank in 1622 off the coast of Florida.
Presidios Of Spanish West Florida
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Author : Judith A. Bense
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2022-03-15
Presidios Of Spanish West Florida written by Judith A. Bense and has been published by University Press of Florida this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-15 with Social Science categories.
A landmark study of Spain’s fortified settlements in West Florida from a lifelong specialist on the period Southern Anthropological Society James Mooney Award Presidios of Spanish West Florida provides the first comprehensive synthesis of historical and archaeological investigations conducted at the fortified settlements built by Spain in the Florida panhandle from 1698 to 1763. Combining intensive research by author Judith Bense, a lifelong specialist on the Spanish West Florida period, with a century’s worth of additional data, this landmark study brings to light four presidio locations that have long been overshadowed by the presidio at St. Augustine to the east, revealing the rest of the story of early Spanish Florida. Bense details a history fraught with catastrophe—hurricanes, war against France and England, and treaties that forced the Spanish base in West Florida to be uprooted and rebuilt four times. Examining each presidio, including associated military outposts, a shipwreck, and refugee mission villages of the Apalachee and Yamasee Indians, this book provides four discrete, sequential windows into the Spanish presence in the region. Bense compares the population to that of Presidio San Agustĺn, established 133 years earlier, revealing very different communities, people, and local customs. Interwoven with these historical findings is an account of how the general public has participated in investigations in the region, providing readers with an understanding of eighteenth-century West Florida and the development of public archaeology in the state from the person who initiated and directed much of the research. A volume in the Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series
The Treasure Finder
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Author : William John Gordon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
The Treasure Finder written by William John Gordon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with categories.
The Lost Galleon Of Doubloon Island
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Author : Walter Bertram Foster
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1910
The Lost Galleon Of Doubloon Island written by Walter Bertram Foster and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1910 with Shipwrecks categories.
Clotilda
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Author : James P. Delgado
language : en
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Release Date : 2023-03-07
Clotilda written by James P. Delgado and has been published by University of Alabama Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-07 with History categories.
"The book documents the maritime history and the 2018/2019 archaeological fieldwork and laboratory and historical research to identify the wreck of notorious schooner Clotilda in Mobile Bay. Clotilda was owned by Alabama businessman Thomas Meaher, who, on a dare, equipped it to carry captured Africans from what is now Benin and bring them to Alabama in 1860, some fifty years after the import of the enslaved was banned. The boat carried perhaps 110 Africans, and, on approaching Mobile Bay, the captives were unloaded and dispersed by river steamer/s to plantations upriver. To hide the evidence, Clotilda was set afire and sunk. Apparently, the site of the wreck was an open secret but lost from memory for a time. Various surveys through the years failed to locate the ship. In 2018, Al.com reporter Ben Raines identified a shipwreck near Twelvemile Island, and the story attracted international attention. Researcher partners, including Delgado and coauthors in the crew, determined that this was not the Clotilda. In 2019, on another investigative mission to locate the Clotilda, Delgado and crew compared the remains of a schooner and determined that it was the Clotilda. The Alabama Historical Commission and the descendent community of Africatown, where survivors of the Clotilda made their lives post-Emancipation, are making plans for commemoration of the site and the remains of the ship, if it is possible to salvage and preserve out of water. The book takes two tacks. First it serves as a nautical biography of Clotilda. After reviewing the maritime trade in and out of Mobile Bay, it places the Clotilda within the larger landscape of American and Gulf of Mexico schooners and covers its career before being used as a slave ship. Delgado et al. reconstruct Clotilda's likely appearance and characteristics. The second tack is the archaeological assessment of the wreck. The book also places the wreck within the context of a ship's graveyard in a "back water" of the Mobile River. Delgado et al. discuss the various searches for Clotilda. Detailing of the forensic and other analyses shows how those involved concluded that this wreck was indeed the Clotilda"--
Fool Me Once Final Resolution
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Author : Mary Burton King
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2012-10
Fool Me Once Final Resolution written by Mary Burton King and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10 with Fiction categories.
In the first sequel, Rebecca contemplates how to end her twenty year loveless marriage to her greedy, controlling, abusive, womanizing, but extremely wealthy husband, Marcus. Marcus, also desiring to free himself from his marriage contract, decides killing his estranged wife instead of divorcing her is a more lucrative option. Therefore, he hires a hit man, Big Al, to murder Rebecca however his attempt is unsuccessful and Marcus refuses to pay him. Consequently, Big Al, determined to collect his money, breaks into Marcus' mansion and robs, mutilates, brutally assaults him, and then dumps his lifeless body in the Mexican desert. After an extensive search by the Mexican Federal Police, remains of an American male matching Marcus' description are found and he is presumed dead. During an unexpected confrontation between Rebecca, Big Al, and Big Al's younger crack head brother, David, Rebecca is forced to shoot and kill Big Al. David, determined to atone for his brother's death, becomes Rebecca's constant tormentor. As the saga continues in this novel, Rebecca, believing Marcus is now deceased and she and her two children are finally free from his abuse, attempts to settle his estate and move on with her life. After putting Marcus' lavish mansion up for sale, via an estate auction, she moves into a new home and while unpacking her belongings, remembers a key she found hidden in Marcus' bedroom at the mansion. Rebecca discovers that the key is to a storage unit and what she finds stashed in Marcus' secret storage unit is a shocking surprise. In the final sequel, Rebecca's world comes crashing down when she discovers that the remains found in the Mexican desert were not Marcus' and that he has returned toAtlantato reclaim his fortune and seek revenge. Follow the adventures of the returning cast of characters, particularly the villains, Marcus and David, in this unforgettable shock and awe climax.
Treasures Of The Spanish Main
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Author : John Christopher Fine
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2006-09-01
Treasures Of The Spanish Main written by John Christopher Fine and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09-01 with History categories.
This is a story about the lust for gold and treasure," Fine writes. In the 1600s and 1700s, Spain dominated the oceans with its fleet of galleons. Coming to the New World, these ships filled their holds with gold and silver and treasures beyond imagining. The seaway between Spain and the New World was dubbed The Golden Highway. On their journeys back across the seas, many were wrecked on reefs or destroyed by hurricanes. The watery depths now hold their treasures. Today, treasure divers seek their fortunes by attempting--sometimes successfully, sometimes fatally--to retrieve these hordes of riches. In Treasures of the Spanish Main, readers relive each voyage of long ago as well as witness the modern wreck diver's efforts to extract their secrets. Included are: The 1622 fleet * The Concepcion * The Maravillas * The Shipwreck off Jupiter Beach * The San Jose * the 1715 Fleet * and the 1733 Fleet The voyages of centuries ago come alive with Fine's excellent historical detail. Readers will experience the wild storms and the results of unfortunate choices made by long-ago sailors. The eccentric treasure hunters of today, along with those of the past, create a mosaic of suspense and drama on the high seas. A must for everyone interested in pirates, treasure, sailing, history, or just plain fun.
