Finding the Fleet Before the Treasure Coast Became the 'Treasure Coast': The Shipwrecks, the Spanish Salvage Camps and the Men who Discovered Them [Marine Archeology] [Florida]

Westrick, Robert F.

Published by New Iberia, Louisiana, 2015

Signed with an inscription by the author. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality. 8.5 by 11 inches; 193 pages with a bibliography. Fully illustrated with photos and reproductions of historical documents. Some color photography and the manuscript 'Let's Get the Record Straight' by Captain Steadman Parker is reproduced in color. Subjects: Mel Fisher; Kip Wagner, Art McKee, Captain Steadman Parker; Charles Dana Higgs, Hale Smith, and Joe Conway. Published on the 300th anniversary of the sinking of the 1715 Fleet, this book is the story of the 1715 Fleet prior to 1965 when Kip Wagner rediscovered it. It includes the manuscript "Gold on the Florida Coast: Let's Get the Record Straight" by Captain Steadman Parker. The rare manuscript is reproduced in its entirety and tells how Parker first got Wagner interested in the coins that had been washing ashore along the coast. Parker's version of events is a truly unique perspective. The book also chronicles the early archaeological work conducted by Charles Dana Higgs and Hale Smith. The 1909 expedition to the Wedge Wreck, Joe Conway's 1939 cannon recovery, "Operation Vero Beach" an expedition led by Art McKee in 1955, the amazing work performed in the area by Don Neiman along with many other never before published tales. [Publisher] Only found in two institutions: Monroe Co Library and the Florida State Library. [OCLC]. Seller Inventory # 19152

Bibliographic Details

Title: Finding the Fleet Before the Treasure Coast ...
Publisher: New Iberia, Louisiana
Publication Date: 2015
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition