The Kingdom Treasure
Book Details
Author(s)Greg Treseder
ISBN / ASIN148018067X
ISBN-139781480180673
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank4,451,049
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
An Adventure.
In November 1511, the Portuguese ship Flor De La Mar sank in the Strait of Malacca off Malaysia. It was carrying sixty tons of gold, plundered from the Malaccan kingdom. In today's terms the cargo would be worth as much as $3 billion. Nobody has ever claimed to have found the wreck or the treasure.Â
Don't believe everything you haven't heard!Â
Hank Evans has a story to tell. It's been bangin' on his insides trying to get out something fierce. It involves shipwrecks, airplanes, friendships, a cowgirl, and a bunch of faith. So on those winter nights, the ones where the cold air seeps through his windows and makes the fire jitter and pop, he starts to think again about those days, just trying to make sense of it all. He's gonna tell you his story. Will you believe?
The Kingdom Treasure is a general fiction novel, based upon historical events in the Pacific just prior to World War II. The story is told by main character Hank Evans as he recounts his adventures in Southeast Asia in 1940, as a twenty-year old expatriate cowboy from Idaho. Hank experiences a region in turmoil. The Japanese Army has invaded China, and much of Asia will soon fall to the Japanese Empire. Hank tells a captivating story through the eyes of a misplaced cowboy, with insight, humor, and realism.
Hank and three friends, a skilled American pilot, an enigmatic Tibetan, and a playful Filipino pearl diver, race from Burma to Malaysia to find the wreck of the Portuguese ship Flor De La Mar before the Japanese Army's inevitable arrival. The factual ship sank in the Strait of Malacca in November 1511, carrying sixty tons of gold plundered from the Malaccan kingdom.
The four friends believe they know the location of the wreck, and they know the treasure can either fund charity or prolonged conflict. During a dangerous journey they experience the impact of strife, the kindness of strangers, and the power of friendship. The turmoil of war is a constant challenge, requiring ingenuity, faith, and sacrifice.Â
Join Hank on the adventure of a lifetime.
Don't believe everything you haven't heard!Â
Hank Evans has a story to tell. It's been bangin' on his insides trying to get out something fierce. It involves shipwrecks, airplanes, friendships, a cowgirl, and a bunch of faith. So on those winter nights, the ones where the cold air seeps through his windows and makes the fire jitter and pop, he starts to think again about those days, just trying to make sense of it all. He's gonna tell you his story. Will you believe?
The Kingdom Treasure is a general fiction novel, based upon historical events in the Pacific just prior to World War II. The story is told by main character Hank Evans as he recounts his adventures in Southeast Asia in 1940, as a twenty-year old expatriate cowboy from Idaho. Hank experiences a region in turmoil. The Japanese Army has invaded China, and much of Asia will soon fall to the Japanese Empire. Hank tells a captivating story through the eyes of a misplaced cowboy, with insight, humor, and realism.
Hank and three friends, a skilled American pilot, an enigmatic Tibetan, and a playful Filipino pearl diver, race from Burma to Malaysia to find the wreck of the Portuguese ship Flor De La Mar before the Japanese Army's inevitable arrival. The factual ship sank in the Strait of Malacca in November 1511, carrying sixty tons of gold plundered from the Malaccan kingdom.
The four friends believe they know the location of the wreck, and they know the treasure can either fund charity or prolonged conflict. During a dangerous journey they experience the impact of strife, the kindness of strangers, and the power of friendship. The turmoil of war is a constant challenge, requiring ingenuity, faith, and sacrifice.Â
Join Hank on the adventure of a lifetime.
