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

by Carla Rahn Phillips

Book Overview

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. Here, Carla Rahn Phillips confronts the legend of lost treasure with documentary records of the San Jos 's final voyage and suggests that the loss of silver and gold en route...

• 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