The Galleon
Title | The Galleon PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Kirsch |
Publisher | US Naval Institute Press |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Uneven Justice
Title | Uneven Justice PDF eBook |
Author | Raj Rajaratnam |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2021-12-14 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1637582803 |
The inside story of a case that illustrates the horrific perils of unchecked prosecutorial overreach, written by the man who experienced it firsthand. Raj Rajaratnam, the respected founder of the iconic hedge fund Galleon Group, which managed $7 billion and employed 180 people in its heyday, chose to go to trial rather than concede to a false narrative concocted by ambitious prosecutors looking for a scapegoat for the 2008 financial crisis. Naively perhaps, Rajaratnam had expected to get a fair hearing in court. As an immigrant who had achieved tremendous success in his adopted country, he trusted the system. He had not anticipated prosecutorial overreach—inspired by political ambition—FBI fabrications, judicial compliance, and lies told under oath by cooperating witnesses. In the end, Rajaratnam was convicted and sentenced to eleven years in prison. He served seven and a half. Meanwhile, not a single senior bank executive responsible for the financial crisis was even charged. Uneven Justice is the story of his bewildering and confounding prosecution by forces who, quite frankly, were looking for bigger game. When Rajaratnam refused to support the narrative that would make that happen, he and the Galleon Group became collateral damage. A cautionary tale with implications for us all, Uneven Justice is both a riveting page-turner and an eye-opening lesson in the vagaries of justice when an unscrupulous prosecutor is calling the shots.
The Galleon's Gold
Title | The Galleon's Gold PDF eBook |
Author | Luis Senarens |
Publisher | |
Pages | 73 |
Release | 2020-08-14 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 3752432160 |
Reproduction of the original: The Galleon's Gold by Luis Senarens
Spanish Galleon 1530–1690
Title | Spanish Galleon 1530–1690 PDF eBook |
Author | Angus Konstam |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 112 |
Release | 2021-10-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1472853229 |
During the middle decade of the 16th century a new type of sailing vessel emerged, designed to carry the wealth of the Americas to Spain. This was the galleon, and over the next century these vessels would serve Spain well as treasure ships and warships, becoming a symbol of Spanish power and wealth during the period. The development and construction of the Spanish galleon are discussed in this book, and the ordnance and crewing needed to produce and maintain these stately vessels is covered. The author also examines the role of the galleon as a treasure ship, and describes how these ships were manned and fought in action.
A 16th Century Galleon
Title | A 16th Century Galleon PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Humble |
Publisher | The Salariya Book Company |
Pages | 48 |
Release | 2021-02-08 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1906714576 |
Take an amazing tour through a 16th century galleon. Discover for yourself what it was like to live and work on one of these magnificent ships. Explores the people involved and the tools used in the ship's construction and on its maiden voyage and beyond, including information about weaponry, navigation, crew and trade. Superb cutaway illustrations and pinpoint enlargements accompany the text. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal educational text.
Ghost Galleon
Title | Ghost Galleon PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Von der Porten |
Publisher | Texas A&M University Press |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 2019-10-14 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1623497671 |
Ghost Galleon tells the story of archaeologists’ twenty-year search on a desolate beach in Baja California for the enigmatic remains of a Spanish galleon that disappeared without a trace more than four centuries ago. Carrying a cargo of Asian riches to the New World, Manila galleons forged the final link in the unification of the world through commerce by their annual voyages across the Pacific Ocean. Here, author Edward Von der Porten relates how a chance viewing of Chinese porcelain sherds in a museum catalog led him, his wife Saryl, and a team of researchers to the beachcombers who discovered the sherds. To Von der Porten, these sherds represented the possibility of something much more significant: one of the earliest known Manila galleon shipwrecks on the West Coast. In collaboration with the National Institute of Anthropology and History of Mexico (INAH), Von der Porten and his colleagues undertook the first of many archaeological expeditions to investigate the site in 1999. Over twenty years, a team of American and Mexican archaeologists recovered thousands of artifacts and concluded that they had located the remains of the cargo from a Spanish galleon—most likely the San Juanillo of 1578. This copiously illustrated, highly accessible work offers an inside view of how archaeologists carefully assemble the evidence that allows scientific reconstruction of past events. Despite the grudging resistance of time, Von der Porten and his colleagues have resurrected the tale of the ill-fated San Juanillo to enrich our understanding and appreciation of the past.
The Galleon's Gold; or, Frank Reade, Jr.'s Deep Sea Search
Title | The Galleon's Gold; or, Frank Reade, Jr.'s Deep Sea Search PDF eBook |
Author | Luis Senarens |
Publisher | DigiCat |
Pages | 107 |
Release | 2022-09-16 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Galleon's Gold; or, Frank Reade, Jr.'s Deep Sea Search" by Luis Senarens. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.