Joseph A. Williams is the deputy director of the Greenwich (CT) Library and the author of Seventeen Fathoms Deep: The Saga of the Submarine S-4 Disaster and Four Years Before the Mast: A History of New York’s Maritime College.
“Joseph A. Williams makes history come alive in his latest book, as
though the readers are standing on the slanting decks of the
sinking Laurentic. His thorough investigation into the aftermath
that leads to the recovery of gold deals with all the
behind-the-scenes politics and advances in technology at that point
in history. This book is a valuable resource on many fronts.”
—Michael Poirier, coauthor of Into the Danger Zone: Sea Crossings
of the First World War “Joseph A. Williams has uncovered one of the
greatest stories of World War I, a tale of U-boats, lost treasure,
and the tenacious diver determined to recover it at all costs.
Simply put, this book is a real gem.” —James M. Scott, 2016
Pulitzer Prize finalist for Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the
Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor “A wild and wooly tale of
pressurized goats, black arts, and maritime gold, all beautifully
told. Williams has a real gift for fleshing out the human story
from arcane historical facts. I was taken by the whole thing, and
devoured the whole of it in two thrill-filled nights.” —James
Nestor, author of Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the
Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves “A fascinating, meticulously
researched, historical adventure of gold salvaged under impending
doom of War and Wind.” —Bernie Chowdhury, author of The Last Dive
“A well-told tale of naval exploits in which gold is the
MacGuffin.” —Kirkus Reviews
“…recounts an American naval officer’s obsessive quest to recover
44 tons of gold from a sunken ship off the coast of Ireland during
WWI.”—Publishers Weekly "The Sunken Gold is a masterclass in how to
research a subject and write about it.” —Underwater Contractor
International "It's also a story of human persistence and bravery,
showcasing the lives of men that pushed every boundary of body and
science in their resolute refusal to be denied."—American Digger
Magazine “If ship salvage, searching for gold under the sea and the
pitting of men and ships against the sea is of interest to you,
you’ll find all you could wish for in this book.” —Power Ships
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