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Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea Review

Well.....lets just say it takes a lot to excite me..........
Golf does not do it....I am not that DEAD YET!!!!!!!!!
This book starts off SLOW...BUT I gave it a chance and then realized Gary was just building a baseline of characters to draw from later.
AND WOW does he ever.
Lets just put it this way....I was flying home from Florida and it was a 2 hour plus flight and I had no idea how long I was in the air until the wheels hit the ground on the other end and I found myself with a wet shirt.
Yes it gets that intense and involving........!!!!!!!!!!!
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!
Insert this into my top 10 BEST OFF BOOKS LIST

Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea Overview

In 1857 the SS Central America sank off the California coast. This is the true account of the search for one of the world's most fabled shipwrecks that led to the recovery of over half a billion dollars worth of gold and the astonishing scientific breakthroughs that established man's first working presence on the deep-sea frontier.

Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea Specifications

The full horror as the mighty Central American, a ship carrying almost 600 people and a wealth of gold, sank in a "perfect hurricane" in 1857 is brilliantly re-created in the audio version of Ship of Gold. Gary Kinder's book cries out for audio interpretation due to its abundance of dramatic descriptions from that hellish night. "The hoarse screams of 500 men rose as she began a slow watery spin--the water turning faster and faster and faster until the swirling vortex sucked the men into a suffocating darkness with the once majestic steamer." Bruce Davison delivers Kinder's rich, descriptive narrative with appropriate drama and flair. It is truly a delight to hear this incredible story read out loud. The chilling testimonies of passengers and crew are also convincingly re-enacted by Davison, who assumes the voices of frightened young women, exhausted crew men, and the steadfast voice of the brave Captain Herndon as he fights to keep his ship afloat. Davison is rather soft spoken, which makes for a pleasant listening experience, especially because the tapes run for five hours.

It really is impossible not to become fully engrossed in this fascinating story of a ship's demise, and the subsequent operation to recover her treasure some 130 years later. (Running time: five hours, four cassettes) --Naomi Gesinger

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Customer Reviews

Fails to deliver - Captain Wafer -
This book seems like it should have it all: a dramatic tale of a ship sinking in a storm, sunken treasure, pushing the technological envelope, extensive research and legal battles. And the story of the sinking of the SS Central America is pretty gripping reading. But in the end, it just fails to deliver on that promise. Much of the book felt like the author was saying "well, I've done all this research, so I ought to put it in somewhere". For much of the book, I found myself reading a quarter of the page and skipping to the next page, hoping the story would move on. In the end, I found it a book that I slogged through, not one that pulled me along with the story. I won't be reading it again.

Ship of Gold in the deep blue sea - S. Cassan - Monterey, CA
The books arrived in perfect condition. The order was delivered promptly. Thank you for the great service. Cheers, Debi.

Exciting modern day adventure into the past... - Darrell Johnson - Mavisdale, VA USA
I am an engineer and this turned out to be a fantastic read not only from the "Treasure Hunt" angle but from the problem solving skills of an engineers view. This is a well laid out overview of what it takes to accomplish a Herculean task. It is a good history story, a modern day adventure story, and a tale of challenges at every turn, that were meet with the good ole' American way of hard work and never give up enthusiasm, which paid off in the end.

Wow - an incredible story, fabulously written! - Rick Steele - Chester, CT
If this were fiction it might be hard to believe but given the fact that this really happened makes it all the more exciting. I could not put the book down!

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