num_pages: 481
description: The Funnel of Gold: The Trials of the Spanish Treasure Fleets as They Carried Home the Wealth of the New World in the Face or Privateers, Pirates and Perils of the Sea.Treasure Fleets carried Home the Wealth of the New World in the Face of Privateers, Pirates and the Perils of the Sea, gold.Spain extracted billions of dollars worth of gold, silver emeralds, pearls and other treasure from the Caribbean. Many obstacles hampered the Spanish monopolisation of the riches of the New World: virulent disease; primitive navigational instruments; cumbersome ships; devastating hurricanes; treacherous coral reefs; and pirates.
language: English
title: The Funnel of Gold
titlecomplete: The Funnel of Gold
genres: History
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Little, Brown