Galleons And Sunken Treasure by Author Claudio Bonifacio

Claudio Bonifacio's landmark work "Galleons And Sunken Treasure" is now available online at Amazon.


This is the first English translation of the original work "Galleons Con Tesoros" by Claudio Bonifacio. This book is the result of many years of research in Spanish Archives throughout the world dealing with the vessels of the Spanish Empire, where they wrecked and what they carried at the time of their destruction.


The book is said to contain more than eleven hundred archive citations of wrecks and over 70 illustrations including the fabled drawings of "Treasure Island". Other translated entries are from original documents dealing with the Maravillas, the San Jose, the Mercedes, and other famous shipwrecks. The book is a great reference work for academics and laymen alike.


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Shrimp: The Endless Quest for Pink Gold

In Shrimp: The Endless Quest for Pink Gold (FT Press Science, ISBN-13: 9780137009725, $24.99, hardcover, 272 pages, January 2010), renowned nature writers Jack Rudloe and Anne Rudloe reveal a hidden history that has spanned millennia, the book uncovers the stories and the heritage behind centuries of shrimping all around the world. 

The all time high in demand is creating problems, however. Once an expensive dish, shrimp has become easily accessible to almost all consumers, but the result may be adversely impacting the sea. 

“Because of aquaculture, and modern shrimp trawlers people are eating more shrimp than ever,” state the Rudloes. “That is causing huge changes for the marine environment, endangered species, and the ocean’s water quality, potentially changing the lives of thousands of people around the world who make their living on shrimp.”

Check out excerpts from Shrimp http://www.ftpress.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0137009720