Treasure Ship: The Legend and Legacy of the S.S. Brother Jonathan
In his second book, the author ofThe Raging Sea(2005) displays the same talent for research and writing on maritime topics. His subject now is the steamerBrother Jonathan, which sank in a storm off northern California in 1865. Lost were nearly all the people aboard and a consignment of gold coins bound for the Pacific Northwest. After many years as a near-legend, the wreck was discovered by Don Knight, who promptly thereafter found himself sought after by both the courts of California and numismatists. The settlement was several years in the making, and the collective evaluation of the treasure reached five million dollars. Powers' narrative grabs and holds with its rich details of nineteenth--century seafaring and modern treasure salvaging. It proves that even technology has not drawn the teeth of the sea, let alone those of lawyers, and it will certainly win Powers' target audience of "those who love the sea and its boundless treasures."Roland GreenCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.