Letters Home of Gold Fields and Lost Ships: Correspondence from Thomas W. Badger and Thomas N. Badger to Relatives on Virginia's Eastern Shore, 1863 -

by Curtis J Badger

Captain Thomas W. Badger and his wife, Jennie, were traveling from California aboard the ship Central America when it sank in a hurricane off the coast of South Carolina in September 1857. More than 400 passengers and crew perished in the tragedy, and millions of dollars worth of freshly minted gold went down with the ship. Thomas and Jennie survived the sinking and continued home to Virginia to be reunited with family. They soon returned...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628060603
• ISBN13: 9781628060607
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Salt Water Media, LLC
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"