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A Captivating Account of the Golden Age of Piracy, the Search for Sunken Treasure, and the Business of Underwater Exploration
Bored by his successful life and obsessed with a boyhood dream of lost pirate treasure, Barry Clifford began a quest for legendary pirate Black Sam Bellamy's ship Whydah, which had supposedly wrecked off the coast of Cape Cod more than two centuries ago. Ignoring claims that he was a fool and a dreamer, Clifford pressed on, until he unbelievable found the Whydah...and then the real story begins in a spellbinding story that will capture your imagination.
Synopsis
"Expedition WHYDAH" is the true story of a doomed pirate ship and Barry Clifford's lifelong quest to recover it 280 years after it sank in the Great Storm of 1717. Photos throughout.
About the Author
Barry Clifford is the author of Expedition Whydah and has been the subject of a PBS National Geographic Explorer episode. He established the Expedition Whydah Sea Lab and Learning Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The Whydah project has beenwas called a model for private archaeology by the Federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. He lives in Provincetown.