June 23, 2026 | 'Fatal Treasure' by Jedwin Smith [Adult Review]

Fatal Treasure: Greed and Death, Emeralds and Gold, and the Obsessive Search for the Legendary Ghost Galleon Atocha 

Smith, Jedwin

2003, Wiley

Nonfiction

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ILL: print

In 1622, hundreds of people lost their lives to the curse of the Spanish galleon Atocha-and they would not be the last.  Fatal Treasure  combines the rousing adventure of Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea with the compelling characters and local color of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. It tells the powerful true story of the relentless quest to find the Atocha and reclaim her priceless treasures from the sea. You'll follow Mel Fisher, his family, and their intrepid team of treasure hunters as they dive beneath the treacherous waters of the Florida Straits and scour the ocean floor in search of gold, silver, and emeralds. And you'll discover that nearly four centuries after the shipwreck, the curse of the Atocha is still a deadly force.

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