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PIRATE HUNTERS
The Search for the Golden Fleece
PIRATE HUNTERS is the gripping true story of lost gold and bitter rivalries on the high seas, a brilliant 17th-century English pirate captain, and the two adventurous men determined to win treasure.
Two men–John Chatterton (one of the two main characters from SHADOW DIVERS) and John Mattera (a tough private security expert who grew up in Staten Island amidst mob circles) -- have set their sights on finding the mysterious Golden Fleece, a pirate ship sunk in 1686 and captained by Joseph Bannister, an English gentleman turned rogue who was “more daring than Blackbeard and more audacious than Kidd.” To look for it, they must risk everything and throw in their lot with Tracy Bowden, a legendary treasure hunter who uses Polaroids, scribbled notes, and gut instinct, rather than modern technology, to find his shipwrecks. Their research for the sunken ship takes Chatterton and Mattera all over—from the alleged shipwreck site off the coast of the Dominican Republic, to Spain, and New York, and Florida—but over the course of their journey, the pair learn that in order to find the Golden Fleece, they’ll need to think like her skilled and devious captain, and to act like him. This is the story of their discovery.
Kurson’s narrative not only brilliantly recreates the Chatterton and Mattera’s frantic race against time – and other treasure hunters—to find the wreck, but it also vividly reimagines the swashbuckling golden era of piracy in the 17th century. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a cast of more daring and adventurous characters from both past and present. There is something for everyone -- from pirate enthusiasts to history buffs to modern day explorers!
Robert Kurson is the author of the run-away bestseller, SHADOW DIVERS, and CRASHING THROUGH. He earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin and a law degree from Harvard Law School. He began his writing career at the Chicago Sun-Times as a data entry clerk, a position which led to a full-time features writing job. In 2000, Esquire published "My Favorite Teacher," his first magazine story, which became a finalist for a National Magazine Award. Based in Chicago, he is currently a contributing editor to Esquire.
Kurson’s narrative not only brilliantly recreates the Chatterton and Mattera’s frantic race against time – and other treasure hunters—to find the wreck, but it also vividly reimagines the swashbuckling golden era of piracy in the 17th century. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a cast of more daring and adventurous characters from both past and present. There is something for everyone -- from pirate enthusiasts to history buffs to modern day explorers!
Robert Kurson is the author of the run-away bestseller, SHADOW DIVERS, and CRASHING THROUGH. He earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin and a law degree from Harvard Law School. He began his writing career at the Chicago Sun-Times as a data entry clerk, a position which led to a full-time features writing job. In 2000, Esquire published "My Favorite Teacher," his first magazine story, which became a finalist for a National Magazine Award. Based in Chicago, he is currently a contributing editor to Esquire.
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