The Manila-Acapulco Galleons: The Treasure Ships of the Pacific by Shirley Fish

 

Really great for the history buff that wants to know more about something that Hollywood, and several places have grossly overlooked. Really great for people looking for a good read.

Author Shirley Fish showed a lot of work and research in this. This is full of numerous sub-stories worthy of their own books. She might have grown tired of chasing down some 250 years worth of history spread out over the Pacific Ocean, and so many cultures. The only real downside I could find was the lack of an annotated list for those last voyages, but even then it was good stuff.

What happened on these ships, and around them, stretches the imagination, even if you grew up on the Pacific Coast or somewhere in it. Very informative and entertaining.

This was read, in part, as research, but I would have read it, anyway.