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Gold Gato
, September 11, 2014
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The Spanish Main. Those words ring with shipwrecks and conquest and ruthlessness and jewels. Encompassing the land/sea area of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, this area was the launching point for galleons returning to Spain, laden with cargo holds full of silver, gold, spices, and gems. In the usual Time-Life style, this book is full of paintings to help tell the story. It starts with the story of the Aztecs and the loss of their empire by Cortes. Sir Francis Drake gets his own chapter as the dreaded 'Sea Serpent', but all the adventures from each century are wonderfully told.
I never lost interest, this book being one of the best in the Time-Life catalogue.
Book Season = Summer (find the treasure)
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