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Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea

by Gary Kinder

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In September 1857, the S.S. Central America, a side-wheel steamer carrying passengers returning from the gold fields of California, went down during a hurricane off the Carolina coast. More than 400 men — and 21 tons of gold — were lost. In the 1980s, a maverick engineer named Tommy Thompson set out to find the wreck and salvage its treasure from the ocean floor.

With knuckle-biting suspense, Gary Kinder reconstructs the terror of the Central America's last days, when passengers bailed freezing water from the hold, then chopped the ship's timbers to use as impromptu liferafts. He goes on to chronicle Thompson's epic quest for the lost vessel, an endeavor that drew on the latest strides in oceanography, information theory, and underwater robotics, and that pitted Thompson against hair-raising weather, bloodthirsty sharks, and unscrupulous rivals.

Ship of Gold is a magnificent adventure, filled with heroism, ingenuity, and perseverance.

Review:

"What a yarn!— Kinder includes enough on the ship wreck to satisfy disaster fans looking for this summer's Into Thin Air and A Perfect Storm." Newsweek

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"A truly great tale, cleverly organized and expertly written." Atlantic Monthly

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"An old fashioned seafaring adventure, awash in time and vigor.... A ripping true tale of danger and discovery at sea." The Washington Post

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"Titanic tragedy meets Tom Clancy technology.... Kinder has lashed together a thumping good narrative." People

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"White-knuckle reading, as exciting as anything...in The Perfect Storm." Los Angeles Times Book Review

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"Engaging... magnificently researched... A complex, bittersweet history of two centuries of American entrepreneurship, linked by the mad quest for gold." Entertainment Weekly

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"Extraordinarily gripping... Excruciatingly suspenseful... An astounding and marvelous book." The Cleveland Plain Dealer

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"Historical and technological reporting of a high order... suspenseful and deft... A 24-carat sea classic." The New York Times Book Review
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About the Author

Gary Kinder is the author of the best-selling books Victim and Light Years. He began researching this story in 1987 and was aboard the Arctic Discoverer in 1989, when Thompson announced his find to the public. Gary Kinder lives in Seattle with his wife and two daughters. He teaches advanced writing seminars to lawyers across the country.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780375703379
Author:
Kinder, Gary
Publisher:
Vintage
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Ships & Shipbuilding - Shipwrecks
Subject:
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks
Subject:
Maritime History
Subject:
United States - 19th Century
Subject:
Shipwrecks
Subject:
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.
Subject:
Survival after airplane aciidents, shipwrecks, etc.
Subject:
Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean.
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series:
Vintage
Publication Date:
19990511
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
560
Dimensions:
8.02x5.20x1.15 in. 1.14 lbs.
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Product details 560 pages Vintage Books USA - English 9780375703379 Reviews:
"Review" by , "What a yarn!— Kinder includes enough on the ship wreck to satisfy disaster fans looking for this summer's Into Thin Air and A Perfect Storm."
"Review" by , "A truly great tale, cleverly organized and expertly written."
"Review" by , "An old fashioned seafaring adventure, awash in time and vigor.... A ripping true tale of danger and discovery at sea."
"Review" by , "Titanic tragedy meets Tom Clancy technology.... Kinder has lashed together a thumping good narrative."
"Review" by , "White-knuckle reading, as exciting as anything...in The Perfect Storm."
"Review" by , "Engaging... magnificently researched... A complex, bittersweet history of two centuries of American entrepreneurship, linked by the mad quest for gold."
"Review" by , "Extraordinarily gripping... Excruciatingly suspenseful... An astounding and marvelous book."
"Review" by , "Historical and technological reporting of a high order... suspenseful and deft... A 24-carat sea classic."
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