|
Showing 1 - 4 of
4 matches in All Departments
In the deadening fog of the desolate Point Reyes lighthouse, north
of San Francisco, Jason Barstow, Berkeley PhD candidate, decides on
a dissertation topic. It will lead him from the sparkle of Seville,
Spain, to a candy striped beacon in Chincoteague, Virginia. Jason
will relive the disastrous voyage of the Spanish treasure fleet of
1730. For Professor Manuel Bodega at the University of Seville,
shipwrecks are an obsession. One has eluded him--the
Alcazar--flagship of the 1730 flotilla, carrying millions in gold
and silver for the debt ridden King of Spain. Jason, fluent in
Spanish, arranges an internship. Working closely with the
professor's beautiful assistant, Maresca, he unearths new clues to
the fate of the Alcazar. Bodega bankrolls an expedition and sends
Jason to join a salvage crew led by the tenacious treasure hunter,
Red Farr. The venture is plagued by false leads, grueling days
plying fruitless waters, and, finally, a horrific hurricane. Left
stranded on Chincoteague Island by the self-serving Farr, Jason's
quest for a conclusion to his thesis seems BEYOND REACH.
Commissioned in 1891 as an oyster dredger, the skipjack Charlotte
B. has struggled to survive for more than a century. She has lived
through oyster wars and violent storms that have claimed her sister
ships. Pollution and parasites have decimated her quarry,
sabotaging her livelihood. She has been impounded as a rum runner,
and abandoned in the marshes to rot. Always, she has been rescued,
rebuilt, and restored to her rightful place as the reigning queen
of a dwindling fleet. But now she is again on the auction block--
for sale or salvage. A prominent Boston lawyer, in need of a fresh
challenge, becomes captivated by the Charlotte and intrigued by the
problems facing the Bay. The combination will plunge him into
dangerous undercurrents, changing his life forever.
|
You may like...
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
The Creator
John David Washington, Gemma Chan, …
DVD
R325
Discovery Miles 3 250
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
Tenet
John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, …
DVD
R53
Discovery Miles 530
|