Synopses & Reviews
It was the end for “Black Sam Bellamy” and his pirates. . . It was 10 p.m. on April 16, 1717, and the crew of the Whydah had only two hours to live. . . .
But two centuries later, it became a new beginning!
Bored by his successful life and obsessed with a boyhood dream of lost pirate treasure, Barry Clifford launched a search for the pirate ship Whydah, which had supposedly wrecked off the coast of Cape Cod. Ignoring claims that he was a fool and a dreamer, Clifford pressed on, until he found the Whydah. . . . And then the story begins.
Expedition Whydah tells two equally enthralling stories of obsession: Bellamy's tale of hard work and crafty piracy, and Clifford's own unbelievable quest to fulfill his dream of finding the sunken ship and building a museum to house her relics. What emerges is a fascinating portrait of a long-gone era of unimaginable adventure'and brutality'and a look at two determined men, one from the past, the other from the present, who let nothing get in the way of their goals. Spirited and colorful, Expedition Whydah is a spellbinding story that will grab your imagination.
Author Barry Clifford reads on two cassettes.
About the Author
Barry Clifford is an undersea explorer who discovered and excavated the Whydah, the first pirate shipwreck ever authenticated, off the coast of Cape Cod. He established the Expedition Whydah Sea Lab and Learning Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where he also owns and operates a pirate museum.
Barry Clifford is an undersea explorer who discovered and excavated the Whydah, the first pirate shipwreck ever authenticated, off the coast of Cape Cod. He established the Expedition Whydah Sea Lab and Learning Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where he also owns and operates a pirate museum.