{"title":"Jedwin Smith","description":"\u003cp\u003eJEDWIN SMITH is a journalist and author with 37 years of experience covering sports, war zones in Africa and the Middle East, and major events worldwide. His books include \u003cem\u003eFatal Treasure: Greed and Death, Emeralds and Gold, and the Obsessive Search for the Legendary Ghost Galleon Atocha\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOur Brother’s Keeper\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLet’s Get It On\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmith won 56 writing awards during his career and was twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He studied journalism at Northern Illinois University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJedwin lives in the Atlanta, Georgia area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJedwin Smith’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fatal-treasure-greed-and-death-emeralds-and-gold-and-the-obsessive-search-for-the-legendary-ghost-galleon-atocha","title":"Fatal Treasure: Greed and Death, Emeralds and Gold, and the Obsessive Search for the Legendary Ghost Galleon Atocha","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"In real life-especially off the Florida coast-things can have fatal consequences. \u003cem\u003eFatal Treasure\u003c\/em\u003e is a truly compelling read.\"\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAphrodite Jones,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eCruel Sacrifice\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAll She Wanted\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1622, hundreds of people lost their lives to the curse of the Spanish galleon Atocha-and they would not be the last.\u003cem\u003e Fatal Treasure\u003c\/em\u003e combines the rousing adventure of Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea with the compelling characters and local color of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. It tells the powerful true story of the relentless quest to find the Atocha and reclaim her priceless treasures from the sea. You'll follow Mel Fisher, his family, and their intrepid team of treasure hunters as they dive beneath the treacherous waters of the Florida Straits and scour the ocean floor in search of gold, silver, and emeralds. And you'll discover that nearly four centuries after the shipwreck, the curse of the Atocha is still a deadly force.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"On this day, the sea once again relinquished its hold on the riches and glory of seventeenth-century Spain. And by the grace of God, I would share the moment of glory . . . . I was reaching for my eighth emerald, another big one, when the invisible hands squeezed my trachea. In desperation, I clutched at my throat to pry away the enemy's fingers. But no one had hold of me.\"\u003cem\u003e —\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom the Prologue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0471696803\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780471696803\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Jedwin Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40540607119547,"sku":"9780471158943","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40540607152315,"sku":"9780471696803","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780470341087_FC_mockup_v2_1623623164_543c6d41-ffd5-4f59-921b-c8c2ff3cb011.jpg?v=1790968244"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-jedwin-smith.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}