This is a story about the lust for gold and treasure, Fine writes. In the 1600s and 1700s, Spain dominated the oceans with its fleet of galleons. Coming to the New World, these ships filled their holds with gold and silver and treasures beyond imagining. The seaway between Spain and the New World was dubbed The Golden Highway. On their journeys back across the seas, many were wrecked on reefs or destroyed by hurricanes. The watery depths now hold their treasures. Today, treasure divers seek their fortunes by attempting - sometimes successfully, sometimes fatally - to retrieve these hordes of riches. In Treasures of the Spanish Main, readers relive each voyage of long ago, as well as witness the modern wreck diver's efforts to extract their secrets - the 1622 fleet, the San Jose, the Concepcion, the 1715 Fleet, the Maravillas, and the 1733 Fleet, the Shipwreck off Jupiter Beach.

The voyages of centuries ago come alive with Fine's excellent historical detail. Readers will experience the wild storms and the results of unfortunate choices made by long-ago sailors. a mosaic of suspense and drama on the high seas. This is a must for everyone interested in pirates, treasure, sailing, history, or just plain fun. It is a fascinating account of shipwrecks and the harrowing attempts to recover their sunken treasure. It is illustrated in full colour.