Swashbuckling pirates, sunken treasure and two courageous divers’ quest to uncover the shipwrecked vessel of the colorful and infamous English pirate Joseph Bannister form the centerpiece in Robert Kurson’s true-life adventure Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship. When two men—John Chatterton and John Mattera—made the life-changing decision to locate the 17th-century pirate ship, Golden Fleece, they had no idea how difficult of a task they had set for themselves. Their escapades—from traveling the globe in search of historic documents, to fighting rival governments—are enthusiastically recounted in this little-known but highly riveting tale that combines meticulous historical research, high-seas adventure and unbelievable narratives.
Readers will follow Chatterton and Mattera on their quest to retrace the final voyage of a notorious pirate, and as the pair of explorers embark on a high-stakes journey around the world, mystery and suspense ensue. Pirate Hunters is as engrossing as it is informative as it tells the dual stories of both the wild life of piracy and the travels and travails of modern-day adventurers.
Kurson is the bestselling author of Shadow Divers, a true account of a pair of brave American scuba divers who risked their lives to solve a mystery involving a sunken World War II German U-boat. He is a graduate of both the University of Wisconsin and Harvard Law School. A Chicago resident, Kurson will visit the Whitefish Bay Library for a lively discussion at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 25. This free event is co-sponsored by Boswell Book Co.
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