Ship of Gold In the Deep Blue Sea

Cool book to read, little historical, little scientific, little swashbuckling

The book starts by introducing the characters which will be taking the fateful voyage from California to New York by way of the Panama sea route. Gary Kinder the author describes the era around the gold rush and how it sparked a new age for the US. Ultimately the story of the Central America is told while mixing in the background for the present day characters of the story Tommy Thompson and company.

For me the intriguing part of the book was the thought process that Tommy went through in order to focus on the Central America, the network built, the technological and legal obstacles he over came in order to achieve his goals.

While Thompson ultimately finds the Central America and its gold in the book much more mystery and controversy still swirl around its discovery.