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Oct 20, 2009 · Gary Kinder tells an extraordinary tale of history, human drama, heroic rescue, scientific ingenuity, and individual courage. Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea is a testament to the human will to triumph over adversity. It is also a great American adventure story of the opening of Earth’s last frontier. Read more.
Jan 1, 2001 · On September 12, the Central America foundered, taking over 400 men and a lot of wealth to the bottom. Kinder begins Ship of Gold with a quick prologue about the California gold rush, before segueing to a powerful and vivid retelling of the Central America’s final struggle.
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Oct 20, 2009 · In 1857, the Central America, a sidewheel steamer ferrying passengers fresh from the gold rush of California to New York and laden with 21 tons of California gold, encountered a severe storm off the Carolina coast and sank, carrying more than 400 passengers and all her cargo down with her.
Jan 1, 1998 · In 1857, the Central America, a sidewheel steamer ferrying passengers fresh from the gold rush of California to New York and laden with 21 tons of California gold, encountered a severe storm off the Carolina coast and sank, carrying more than 400 passengers and all her cargo down with her.
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Oct 20, 2009 · Life magazine called it "the greatest treasure ever found." Gary Kinder tells an extraordinary tale of history, human drama, heroic rescue, scientific ingenuity, and individual courage. Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea is a testament to the human will to triumph over adversity.
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Dec 31, 2009 · Ship of Gold tells the story of the sinking of the SS Central America, a side-wheel steamer carrying nearly six hundred passengers returning from the California Gold Rush, two hundred miles off the Carolina coast in September 1857.
- Gary Kinder
Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea. Gary Kinder. G.K. Hall, 1998 - Biography & Autobiography - 775 pages. In 1857, the SS Central America, a side-wheel steamer returning from the California...
