I saw a new book on the shelves, called Pirate Hunter. I'm a sucker for anything to do with that subject. I went home and that night downloaded onto Kindle. I was finishing another book and just got to it last night. To my surprise this is a true story which takes place in the DR, specifically Samana. The book is about two men who are trying to find a 17th century pirate ship, called the Golden Fleece, which sunk in Samana Bay, supposedly off Cayo Laventado. I read about 30 pages and couldn't put it down. I highly recommend it, especially anyone living on the Peninsula.
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Great new book / Pirate Hunters
There are only 150 shopping days until Christmas, but even fewer, a scant 51, until September 19th, the all important Talk Like A Pirate Day!
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The Official site for International Talk Like A Pirate Day - September 19
And May the FSM touch you with his noodely appendages!
By the way, does Vell?n de Oro translate as Golden Fleece?
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The Official site for International Talk Like A Pirate Day - September 19
And May the FSM touch you with his noodely appendages!
By the way, does Vell?n de Oro translate as Golden Fleece?
http://www.amazon.com/Pirate-Hunters-Treasure-Obsession-Legendary/dp/1400063361
This appears to be the book
This appears to be the book
Only in Blackbeard's......
Not really in the office or driving a 40 ton rig..(or Honda Cub for that matter) with a skull and crossbones.
Just FYI John Chatterton is a well known commercial diver and Mattera is the owner of a marine salvage company. Robert Kurson also wrote Shadow Divers.
Is the plunder from Cofresi's ship,scuttled off of Punta Gorda mentioned in this book.
Interesting story.
After being chased by a Spanish patrol into Samana Bay they scuttled their vessel and escaped in skiffs into Los Haitises, leaving their ship laden with plunder.
Interesting story.
After being chased by a Spanish patrol into Samana Bay they scuttled their vessel and escaped in skiffs into Los Haitises, leaving their ship laden with plunder.
As a pirate geek, by far the best, most accurate and most complete history of the "golden age" of piracy is The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down by Colin Woodard.