{"product_id":"graveyard-harbor-treasure-murder-and-vigilantes-in-the-gold-rushs-fantastic-floating-city-of-one-thousand-abandoned-ships-hardcover","title":"Graveyard Harbor: Treasure, Murder, and Vigilantes in the Gold Rush's Fantastic Floating City of One Thousand Abandoned Ships - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Graysmith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the New York Times bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eZodiac\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAuto Focus\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBlack Fire\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSO CLOSE TO SHORE, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSO FAR FROM FORTUNE.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eWITH THE DISCOVERY OF GOLD, THEY CAME. San Francisco, 1849. Some arrived by land, but most came by sea. From packet to clipper, the first steamers, and even a stolen paddlewheeler, ships of every kind poured in through the Golden Gate. Packed to the gills with passengers and bursting to the brim with valuable cargo, they crowded Yerba Buena Cove. The perfect harbor in every way except one fatal flaw-\u003cem\u003eits shallow waters offered no passage to shore\u003c\/em\u003e. Fever overtook even the heartiest of men. Passengers and crew alike jumped ship and swam ashore. Within sight of their prize destination, a thousand majestic vessels were left adrift. Each incapacitated vessel's fate locked in by the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome dedicated captains remained aboard these derelict hulks, in a short time forming a fantastic floating city, Graveyard Harbor. Families, commerce, intrigue, and crime \u003cem\u003eall thrived and died within its skeletal framework\u003c\/em\u003e. Among them were captains held hostage by their own cargo, families that could not afford nor find housing on land, criminals hiding out from the law, and their pursuers hot on their heels. \u003c\/p\u003eA LANDLOCKED CAPTAIN.A KILLER WHO LOOKED LIKE CHRIST.HIS UNFORTUNATE DOPPELGÄNGER.THE BLOODTHIRST OF SAN FRANCISCO'S FIRST VIGILANTE SOCIETY.AND THE TEXAS RANGER TURNED SAN FRANCISCO SHERIFF.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWOULD CRIME, JUSTICE OR VIGILANTISM PREVAIL?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIllustrations by the author\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 382\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52635429208371,"sku":"9781736580097","price":50.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MScMyCvJbj9781736580097.webp?v=1762257152","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/graveyard-harbor-treasure-murder-and-vigilantes-in-the-gold-rushs-fantastic-floating-city-of-one-thousand-abandoned-ships-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}