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Bowers: The Treasure Ship S.S. Brother Jonathan. Her Life and Loss 1850-1865 (signed by author)

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Bowers: The Treasure Ship S.S. Brother Jonathan. Her Life and Loss 1850-1865 (signed by author)
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Bowers, Q. David. THE TREASURE SHIP S.S. BROTHER JONATHAN. HER LIFE AND LOSS 1850-1865. Bowers and Merena Galleries, Inc. 1999. 4to. (2), 415, (3) pages. Wolfeboro. first edition. original pictorial boards. illustrated. tables. bibliography. Fine. author signed bookplate. inscribed by author on ffep. As was true of the best of the Forty Niners and other Gold Rush participants, the "SS Brother Jonathan" was born in the East, but spent most of her life in California, and died there. Thus, the saga of California and its fabulous gold discoveries is in essence part of the story of the ship itself. This is a scholarly thorough discussion of the life and death of this ship and the gold that it carried. This book contains much historical information about the California gold rush, the coins and currency during the gold rush period, the early California mints. It also tells the history of the "SS Brother Jonathan" and its loss off the California coast in 1865. It includes 4 chapters about the search for, and salvage of, the ship. Lot weight: 3 lbs 1oz. Subject(s): Sunken Treasure.