The Wreck of the Santa Maria - Softcover

Haynie, Bill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1970379057 ISBN 13: 9781970379051

Verlag: Bookmarketeers.com, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

The Wreck of the Santa Maria is the gripping true story of one man's decades-long quest to solve one of history's greatest maritime mysteries: the final resting place of Christopher Columbus's flagship. Internationally known treasure hunter Bill Haynie takes readers from the coral-strewn reefs of the Bahamas to the remote northern coast of Haiti, blending firsthand adventure with meticulous historical detective work. What begins as a professional salvage mission soon becomes a personal obsession-fueled by cryptic maps from the Vatican, conversations with local fishermen, and the haunting legacy of a shipwreck that changed the course of world history. Haynie reveals how deforestation, coastal erosion, and centuries of sediment have hidden the Santa María not beneath the sea-but beneath dry land. His discovery, supported by 15th-century logs, modern topography, and archaeological evidence, challenges everything we thought we knew about Columbus's first voyage and the birth of La Navidad-the New World's first European settlement. Interwoven with tales of shipwreck diving, lost pirate fleets, UFO encounters over the Bermuda Triangle, and the tragic death of a fellow explorer, this memoir is more than a treasure hunt. It's a testament to perseverance, historical curiosity, and the enduring power of secrets kept for over 500 years. "What I discovered beneath the Caribbean sands could rewrite history." For fans of maritime history, real-life adventure, and unsolved mysteries, The Wreck of the Santa Maria offers a rare glimpse into the life of a modern-day explorer-and the truth behind a legend that has eluded scholars for centuries.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Bookmarketeers.com
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1970379057
• ISBN 13: 9781970379051
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 46
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