{"product_id":"the-spanish-convoy-of-1750-james-a-lewis-9780813033587","title":"The Spanish Convoy of 1750: Heaven's Hammer and International Diplomacy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Presents the tale of several vessels in a Spanish convoy wrecked by a hurricane along the Virginia\/North Carolina coastline. Solidly grounded in the most current academic trends such as transnationality, international relations, pirates and their booty, disaster and its aftermath, and compelling personal stories of survival.\"--Sherry Johnson, Florida International University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"At its basic level, this is a history of a neglected and important event in colonial Latin American and British North American history. Yet it is also a powerful story of personal survival and demonstrates how a seemingly isolated August 1750 hurricane impacted the diplomatic relations of Spain and Britain, with legal consequences stretching into the twenty-first century.\"--Gene Allen Smith, Texas Christian University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanish \u003ci\u003eflotas\u003c\/i\u003e (convoys) traversed the Atlantic throughout the colonial period, shuttling men and goods between the Old and New Worlds. In August 1750, at the height of hurricane season, a small convoy of seven ships left Havana for Cádiz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fierce storm scattered the ships from North Carolina's outer banks to Maryland's eastern shore. Spanish merchants, military officers, and sailors struggled to survive, protect their valuable cargo, and, eventually, find a way home. They faced piracy, rapacious English officials, and discord among crew and passengers (including dozens of English prisoners).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo and a half centuries later, the discovery of the wreckage of the convoy's flagship, \u003ci\u003eLa Galga, \u003c\/i\u003eset off a legal battle between Spain and American treasure companies over salvage rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James a. Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813033586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813033587\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.39h x 6.34w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2009 pg. 70","brand":"James a. Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47520296960255,"sku":"9780813033587","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_26ee7316-a2fa-4935-b10f-8d74bd5bf8d6.jpg?v=1762884738","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-spanish-convoy-of-1750-james-a-lewis-9780813033587","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}