The Search for the Atocha

by Eugene Lyon

Book Overview

From inside front flap: In 1622 the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha sank off the Florida Keys on its way from Havana to Spain. Since then men have dreamed of salvaging her treasure of gold... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060127112
• ISBN13: 9780060127114
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.

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The Search for the Atocha

In 1622 the Spanish Galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha sank off the Florida Keys on its way from Havana to Spain. Since then men have dreamed of salvaging her treasure of gold an silver, now conservatively estimated at $140 million. For more than three centuries, however, their dreams have ended in bitter, often tragic, failure. In the 1960s a man with an overwhelming will committed his life to the search. His name is Mel Fisher, and his own story has become a fascinating part of the Atocha saga. Raising money, developing new equipment, Fisher and his associates have also discovered the location of the sunken ship and her treasure. Most important, however, Fisher has never wavered in his quest, even when he has confronted with economic ruin, government challenges, legal setbacks and the tragic deaths of two members of his family as they tried to reach the dream. ---excerpt from book's dustjacket