- Hardcover: 432 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (23 Jan 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 047140733X
- ISBN-13: 978-0471407331
- Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 16.2 x 3.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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- #53 in Books > Sports, Hobbies & Games > Water Sports > Scuba Diving
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"Entertaining as armchair adventure, and a useful primer for anyone seeking to find a fortune beneath the waves."
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The True Story of $100 Million in Lost Russian Gold -and One Man's Lifelong Quest to Recover It
Keith Jessop and Neil Hanson
"Outstanding, inspiring, and beautifully told. No true tale of the sea makes better reading."-Clive Cussler
Here is the true tale of a small-time salvage diver, the crushing depths of the sea, and the richest prize ever found-$100 million in pure gold. Follow salvage diver Keith Jessop as he battles nature, governments, traitors, salvage monopolies, and, of course, lawyers to claim the grand prize of wrecks-the HMS Edinburgh. Filled with ten tons of Russian gold, the ship had been sought by many, but never found. Through unyielding determination, extraordinary physical prowess, and keen intelligence, Keith Jessop risks all to reach his final destination, and keeps readers on the edge of their seats.
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My lifelong pursuit of riches from the sea began in the least likely of places and I was the least likely of people to end up chasing millions of pounds worth of gold at the bottom of the ocean. Read the first page
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a diver, I had an immediate interest in the topic of this book and actually found it quite informative as to the ways of serious commercial diving. Keith manages to give a good humoured account of his life and indeed it made me laugh to myself on many occasions, there are some excellent anecdotes in here as well as a detailed and gripping retelling of the salvage of the Edinburgh gold. Some of the underwater potential incidents had me truly sweating with horror. Keith Jessop is a truly awesome fellow and I just hope he has managed to make his fortune with this book too.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
an amazing book, Keith Jessops passion of diving and particuliarly wreck salvage, leave indelible memories.
the books balance is great, enough early details to establish his character, the book really picks up pace with the various wreck salvages leading up to the edinburgh, the background and research is well documented, as are the details of setting up expeditions for locating and then salvaging the wrecks.
the books balance is great, enough early details to establish his character, the book really picks up pace with the various wreck salvages leading up to the edinburgh, the background and research is well documented, as are the details of setting up expeditions for locating and then salvaging the wrecks.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a must for anyone with a love of adventure, the sea, or deep sea diving. It captures the hardships and the triumphs of a penniless Yorkshire boy who rose to achieve unimaginable success in marine salvage.
This book is well written, easy to read, and simply makes you want to keep on reading. I found it hard to put down. The ending cannot help but stir the emotions. Like a tale of fiction, this story has a twist to its tail.
Highly amusing and funny in places, but also with a serious side, it's clear why this book needed to be written. Read it and you'll see why.
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This book is well written, easy to read, and simply makes you want to keep on reading. I found it hard to put down. The ending cannot help but stir the emotions. Like a tale of fiction, this story has a twist to its tail.
Highly amusing and funny in places, but also with a serious side, it's clear why this book needed to be written. Read it and you'll see why.
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Fabulous, what more can I say?!
Having been pointed in the direction of this book by a work mate I have to admit I was some what sceptical. How wrong could I be?!!! Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mad Matt
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I have rated Gold Finder before when I received previous copies. It is one of the best books I have ever read. Read more
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Published 21 months ago by Libby
The spellbinding true story of the very remarkable Keith Jessop
Keith Jessop's account of his life leading up to the recovery of large quantity of gold is spellbinding. I could not put it down. His achievements are truly inspirational.
Published 24 months ago by Paul
Brilliant book
This is an excellent book written by a diver with many years of experience diving, sometimes diving in the worst conditions imaginable. Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2010 by Keith
A thumping good read!
Yup, this book is a pretty good read.
I was in the dive biz for a long time (my wife tells me toooo long), and I bailed out of the offshore scene some 5 years ago. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2000 by dennis_terry@mailcity.com
Excellent for anyone intersted in the sea or ships & salvage
Keith Jessop started diving in a rock pool in North Yorkshire, and ended up salvaging millions of pounds worth of gold bullion from HMS Edinburgh, sunk during WW2 with 5 tons of... Read more
Published on 14 Aug 1999
An impressive blow by blow account of a salvage diver.
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