{"product_id":"letters-home-of-gold-fields-curtis-j-badger-9781628064735","title":"Letters Home of Gold Fields, Lost Ships, and Sunken Treasure: Correspondence from Thomas W. Badger and Thomas N. Badger to Relatives on Virginia's Eas","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a revised and expanded second edition compiled by Curtis J., Lynn M., and Thomas H. Badger.\u003c\/strong\u003eCaptain Thomas W. Badger and his wife, Jennie, were traveling from California aboard the ship \u003cem\u003eCentral America\u003c\/em\u003e when it sank in a hurricane off the coast of South Carolina in September 1857. More than 400 passengers and crew perished in the tragedy, and millions of dollars worth of freshly minted gold went down with the ship. Thomas and Jennie survived the sinking and continued home to Virginia to be reunited with family. They soon returned to California, where Capt. Badger had a shipping business and would later build an amusement park in what is now downtown Oakland. \u003cem\u003eLetters Home\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of letters written to relatives back home from Capt. Badger, and later from his nephew, Thomas N. Badger, covering a period from 1863 to 1953.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Curtis J. Badger,Lynn M. Badger,Thomas H. Badger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1628064730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628064735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Salt Water Media, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d","brand":"Curtis J. Badger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447283626239,"sku":"9781628064735","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2ee4514a-f957-4dc4-9009-ca899b4cec44.jpg?v=1777230076","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/letters-home-of-gold-fields-curtis-j-badger-9781628064735","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}