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SUMMARY:New Canaan Library Welcomes Historian and Author Joseph Williams\, Speaking About His Book The Sunken Gold: A Story of World War I Espionage and the Greatest Treasure Salvage in History
DESCRIPTION:New Canaan Library is pleased to welcome historian\, librarian and author Joseph A. Williams\, discussing his recently published narrative\, The Sunken Gold. This compelling book\, published 100 years after the event\,  tells the tale of  the historic sinking of HMS Laurentic during WWI. Williams will speak at the Library on Thursday\, October 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the Adrian Lamb Room. Copies of the book will be available for purchase\, courtesy of Elm Street Books. Please register online at newcanaanlibrary.org.\nOn January 25\, 1917 HMS Laurentic\, a British ship laden with forty-four tons of Allied gold bound for the still-neutral United States\, struck German mines and sank off the coast of Ireland.  Britain desperately needed the sunken treasure to finance the war effort but any salvage had to be secretly performed to avoid alerting the Germans to the gold. Lieutenant Commander Guybon Damant headed up the risky mission and persisted for more than a year despite perilous conditions. Called to leave that mission and lead another to successfully recover ciphers\, minefield schematics\, and other secrets from sunken U-boats\, he never forgot the original mission\, and ultimately succeeded. Using newly discovered sources\, Williams provides a stirring full account of the quest that is also a testimony to human persistence and bravery. \n
URL:https://newcanaanite.com/new-canaan-event/new-canaan-library-welcomes-historian-and-author-joseph-williams-speaking-about-his-book-the-sunken-gold-a-story-of-world-war-i-espionage-and-the-greatest-treasure-salvage-in-history
LOCATION:New Canaan Library – Lamb Room\, 151 Main Street\, New Canaan\, CT\, 06840\, United States
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