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Author Gary Kinder wisely lets the story of the Columbus-America Dicovery Group, led by maverick scientist and entrepreneur Tommy Thompson, unfold without hyperbole. Kinder interweaves the tale of the Central America and her passengers and crew with Thompson's own story of growing up landlocked in Ohio. An irrepressible tinkerer and explorer even in his childhood days, his progress to adulthood as a young man who always had "7 to 14" projects on the table or spinning in his head adds fascinating texture and depth to the story. One of those projects would become the unlikely recovery of the stricken steamer, and the resourcefulness and drive with which the project proceeds is contrasted poignantly in the narrative with the Central America's doomed battle to stay afloat in 1857.
Thompson, who spent nearly a decade planning and organizing his recovery effort, emerges as one of the great unsung adventurers of these times (the technical innovations alone required for such a task produced a windfall for the scientific community and defined a new state of the art for deep-sea explorers and treasure hunters), and the story of the steamer's sinking is compelling enough to make any reader wonder why the Central America sinking hasn't achieved greater notoriety in this Titanic-dominated area.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001122916
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Seller Inventory # GOR003924292
Book Description Soft cover. First Edition. Trade paperback, 1st edition, Uncorrected Manuscript, Fine in pictorial wraps; Story of the SS Central America that sank in 1857 with a fortune of gold on it, and the modern salvage effort to recover the gold. 0.0 0.0 0.0. Seller Inventory # 00709
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. WITH 507 PAGES, ILLUSTRATED, VERY GOOD CONDITION, SEARCHING FOR LOST TREASURE BENEATH THE SEA - TRUE ACCOUNT. Seller Inventory # FFF/68
Book Description Couverture souple. Condition: bon. RO60064747: 1999. In-8. Broché. Etat passable, 1er plat abîmé, Dos abîmé, Pliures. 507 pages. Illustré de photos en couleur hors texte. Bords supérieurs des 1ers feuillets abîmés. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon. Seller Inventory # RO60064747