Pirate Hunters : Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship

Resumen del libro

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY CHICAGO TRIBUNE A thrilling adventure of danger and deep-sea diving, historic mystery and suspense, by the author of Shadow Divers

Finding and identifying a pirate ship is the hardest thing to do under the sea. But two men John Chatterton and John Mattera are willing to risk everything to find the Golden Fleece, the ship of the infamous pirate Joseph Bannister. At large during the Golden Age of Piracy in the seventeenth century, Bannister should have been immortalized in the lore of the sea his exploits more notorious than Blackbeard's, more daring than Kidd's. But his story, and his ship, have been lost to time. If Chatterton and Mattera succeed, they will make history it will be just the second time ever that a pirate ship has been discovered and positively identified. Soon, however, they realize that cutting-edge technology and a willingness to lose everything aren't enough to track down Bannister's ship. They must travel the globe in search of historic documents and accounts of the great pirate's exploits, face down dangerous rivals, battle the tides of nations and governments and experts. But it's only when they learn to think and act like pirates like Bannister that they become able to go where no pirate hunters have gone before.

Fast-paced and filled with suspense, fascinating characters, history, and adventure, Pirate Hunters is an unputdownable story that goes deep to discover truths and souls long believed lost.

Biografía del autor

Robert Kurson saltó a la fama en Estados Unidos en 2004 gracias a su libro Tras la sombra de un submarino (RBA), un gran éxito internacional que narraba el hallazgo de un submarino alemán en la costa de Nueva Jersey. Aunque cursó los estudios de derecho en Harvard y en sus primeros años trabajó en un despacho de abogados, pronto se decantó por la labor de escritura, primero como periodista deportivo y después como articulista para revistas como Esquire o Rolling Stone.