Kindle Edition Download to your Nook (eBook) Download from Smashwords (eBook) Amazon Barnes & Noble.com Rose Point Publishing Category:  Historical Fiction Publisher: Rose Point Publishing ISBN-10:  1468177338 Type: Fiction Pages: 153 Copyright: Mar, 2012 ISBN-13: 9781468177336 Price: $3.99 (eBook) Popular Cocos Island was the historic choice for 18th pirates burying their treasures. Is this the secret pirate map which will lead to their discovery? Where did those rasty, barbaric theft-driven pirates bury their treasures in the 17th and 18th Centuries? Perhaps just a little south of the main South Sea shipping lane in a secluded harbor where a short paddle through shark-infested waters to the steamy, fetid jungle island could yield fresh water, food, and gold! Turn-of-the-20th Century fortune hunters from the schooner, Bessie, hunt where only ghosts inhabit--or are they all merely apparitions? Captain Dan was ready to retire until he gained access to a secret cipher--one that he felt sure was authentic enough to reap him millions and willing to risk one more salty adventure to seek the insanely rich treasures of Cocos Island.       Excerpt "I'm willing to make a try for that treasure to prove the chart true or false."

An old school nautical adventure
This work is a window into the by-gone era where maps that detailed the bounty of famous pirate treasure was indeed plausable. Stanley McShane takes you to Cocos Island on untamed seas with masts and riggings to be tended to. The adventure to hunt for a famous treasure is painted with danger and excitement. A must read for anyone nostalgic for the sea and treasure.

Interesting book
Not my usual subject of interest, but a recent documentary on Blackbeard peaked my interest. The author really seems to know his stuff about the subject, and the island itself. It was interesting to learn that the island is a real place, and really did have a history with actual pirates. Good quick read!