The Treasure of the San José: Death at Sea in the War of the Spanish Succession

by Carla Rahn Phillips

Book Overview

2007 Award for Excellence in World History and Biography/Autobiography, Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers

Sunk in a British ambush in 1708, the Spanish galleon San Jos was rumored to have one of the richest cargos ever lost at sea. Though treasure hunters have searched for the wreck's legendary bounty, no one knows exactly how much went down with the ship or exactly where it sank...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421404168
• ISBN13: 9781421404165
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher