Outstanding NEW "Atocha" book
As many of you know, I was vice president of Treasure Salvors (Mel Fisher’s company that salvaged the “Atocha”) back in the early days (mid-70s). The truth of what really went on during the “Atocha” salvage has never been written…until now. Syd Jones (an 18 year veteran of Treasure Salvors) has done an outstanding job of recording the peaks and valleys of the company, the trials and tribulations of fighting the State of Florida, the financial difficulties, and the long days of drudgery at sea. You’ve gotta read it if you have any interest in the “Atocha” or what treasure salvage is really like. This book is going to keep you up at night because you can’t put it down!
Jones, Capt. Syd
Atocha Treasure Adventures: Sweat of the Sun, Tears of the Moon – A True Story
ISBN/ISSN: 9781450765237
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Atocha, 1622 Fleet, Santa Margarita, Mel Fisher
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 6” x 9”
Pages: 334
Editions: The first edition (stated) was published by Signum Ops, Merritt Island, Florida (2011), in paperback.
Description: This book is written by one of the very few people who worked for the Treasure Salvors organization (Mel Fisher’s company) and was in the ‘trenches’, day after day. Syd Jones started out as a diver, worked his way up to captain of several Fisher salvage vessels, and ultimately became the operations manager of the company in his later years. This book describes the relentless race to salvage the ‘mother lode’ of the “Nuestra Senora de Atocha”, the richest treasure wreck in the western hemisphere ever found. The book contains many previously unpublished photos and eight maps.
Available from: www.lulu.com (SEARCH ON Syd Jones)
SIGNED COPIES ARE AVAILABLE DIRECTLY FROM THE AUTHOR AT: [email protected]
As many of you know, I was vice president of Treasure Salvors (Mel Fisher’s company that salvaged the “Atocha”) back in the early days (mid-70s). The truth of what really went on during the “Atocha” salvage has never been written…until now. Syd Jones (an 18 year veteran of Treasure Salvors) has done an outstanding job of recording the peaks and valleys of the company, the trials and tribulations of fighting the State of Florida, the financial difficulties, and the long days of drudgery at sea. You’ve gotta read it if you have any interest in the “Atocha” or what treasure salvage is really like. This book is going to keep you up at night because you can’t put it down!
Jones, Capt. Syd
Atocha Treasure Adventures: Sweat of the Sun, Tears of the Moon – A True Story
ISBN/ISSN: 9781450765237
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Atocha, 1622 Fleet, Santa Margarita, Mel Fisher
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 6” x 9”
Pages: 334
Editions: The first edition (stated) was published by Signum Ops, Merritt Island, Florida (2011), in paperback.
Description: This book is written by one of the very few people who worked for the Treasure Salvors organization (Mel Fisher’s company) and was in the ‘trenches’, day after day. Syd Jones started out as a diver, worked his way up to captain of several Fisher salvage vessels, and ultimately became the operations manager of the company in his later years. This book describes the relentless race to salvage the ‘mother lode’ of the “Nuestra Senora de Atocha”, the richest treasure wreck in the western hemisphere ever found. The book contains many previously unpublished photos and eight maps.
Available from: www.lulu.com (SEARCH ON Syd Jones)
SIGNED COPIES ARE AVAILABLE DIRECTLY FROM THE AUTHOR AT: [email protected]
