Author : Peter Earle
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312380397
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Treasure Hunt by : Peter Earle
Download or read book Treasure Hunt written by Peter Earle and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-07-08 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "By the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, treasure hunting had become a professional occupation, with a new breed of diver emerging. Much of their time was spent salvaging the wrecks of English and Dutch East-Indiamen carrying treasure to finance business in Asia. Ever since, men have been prepared to risk life and fortune in the search for underwater riches."--BOOK JACKET.