Treasures of the Spanish Main: Shipwrecked Galleons in the New World

by John Christopher Fine

Book Overview

This is a story about the lust for gold and treasure," Fine writes. In the 1600s and 1700s, Spain dominated the oceans with its fleet of galleons. Coming to the New World, these ships filled their holds with gold and silver and treasures beyond imagining. The seaway between Spain and the New World was dubbed The Golden Highway. On their journeys back across the seas, many were wrecked on reefs or destroyed by hurricanes. The watery depths now hold...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592287603
• ISBN13: 9781592287604
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 11.0"