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The year is 1862 The Skink, a Confederate ship, is attacked by Union forces and sinks off the Alabama coast in the Gulf of Mexico Although the ship was rud to be carrying newly minted gold coins, no trace of the wreck and not even a single piece of Confederate gold is ever found Fast forward to 1973 Mike is prepared for another routine summer in Pensacola with his marine biologist father But plans suddenly change and Mike finds himself on Shipwreck Island near the site where the Skink went down and right in the middle of a century old mystery Mike and his new friend Kyle are intrigued by a salvage ship anchored just offshore Some say it was brought in by fortune hunters searching for the long lost Confederate ship and its treasure But when the boys scale a fence at the fort on the island and explore a section closed off to the public, they realize that the fortune hunters may be looking in the wrong place There in the sand covered floor of an abandoned chamber they spot something shiny an old double eagle gold coin Mike and Kyle agree to keep their discovery a secret and start their own investigation into the shipwreck and the missing gold. Free Read Double Eagle author Sneed B. Collard III For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Double Eagle is a delightful, fun and educational without knowing it is educational, lol historical fiction book, geared toward young adults Based loosely on historical facts taken from the Civil War time period, in the location of the Alabama Coast, readers are taken back in time, to April 24th, 1862 when a Confederate ship, called the Skink is attacked by Union forces and sinks It is believed that gold coins were being carried upon the Skink and have been much sought after, since it s demi Double Eagle is a delightful, fun and educational without knowing it is educational, lol historical fiction book, geared toward young adults Based ...Historical Fiction Set in Alabama 1970s boy and best friend Kyle living on SHipwreck Island hunt down gold minted by the confederacy in the 1860s There is Sex Goddess , Hell and smoking in the book Great for 7 8 grade.Book Review of Double EagleDouble eagle, by Sneed B Collard III is a historical fiction book that brings a story of treasure to history Mike and his friend Kyle meet each other off the coast of Alabama and become the best of friends After spending some time hanging out with each other they discover a ship off the coast that may contain precious confederate gold coins They also learn of divers that are looking for the same gold and this st...It s June of 1973, and 13 year old Mike is going to be spending the summer with his dad once again Usually, that means heading from his California home with his mother and stepfather to Florida, where his father is a college biology professor Instead he is going to be heading to tiny Shipwreck Island on the Gulf Coast in Alabama.Since his father always seems to be overly busy with his students, Mike makes sure to bring along his own entertainment in the form of a good portion of his coin colle It s June of 1973, and 13 year old Mike is going to be spending the summer with his dad once again Usually, that means heading from his California home with his mother and stepfather to Florida, where his father is a college biology professor Instead he is going to be heading to tiny Shipwreck Island on the Gulf Coast in Alabama.Since his father always seems to be overly busy with his students, Mike makes sure to bring along his own entertainment in the form of a good portion of his coin collection At first, this proves to be a good idea since his predictions are basically right Things starts to change when he gets to know Kyle, a local boy whose father works as a custodian for a labs hosti...Mike shuttles between his divorced parents during the summer His father s latest teaching assignment takes them to Shipwreck Island off the coast of Alabama Mike isn t too happy with the change of plans He prefers routine and order although those are not his father s strong suits Mike is a little shy and uncomfortable in his new surroundings although there are plenty of things to r...The atory begins in 1862 when the Skink, a Confederate ship, is attacked by Union forces and sinks off the Alabama coast in the Gulf of Mexico Although the ship was rud to be carrying newly minted gold coins, no trace of the wreck and not even a single piece of Confederate gold is ever found Fast forward to 1973 Mike is prepared for another routine summer in Pensacola with his marine biologist father But plans suddenly change and Mike finds himself on Shipwreck Island near the site where The atory begins in 1862 when the Skink, a Confederate ship, is attacked by Union forces and sinks off the Alabama coast in the Gulf of Mexico Although the ship was rud to be carrying newly minted gold coins, no trace of the wreck and not even a single piece of Confederate gold is ever found Fast forward to 1973 Mike is prepared for another routine summer in Pensacola with his marine biologist father But plans suddenly change and Mike finds himself on Sh...Mike is dreading the summer with his marine biologist dad in Florida But plans change when Mike s dad decides to teach a summer course on an island off Alabama s coast Soon after his arrival, Mike makes friends with Kyle, a charismatic southern boy who is familiar with the island While hanging out at an old Civil War fort, Mike happens upon a gold Confederate coin When the boys look forcoins, they can t They find help in a local man whose ancestry goes back to the time the coins arriv Mike is dreading the summer with his marine biologist dad in Florida But plans change when Mike s dad decides to teach a summer course on an island off Alabama s coast Soon after his arrival, Mike makes friends with Kyle, a charismatic southern boy who is familiar with the island While hanging out at an old Civil War fort, Mike happens upon a gold Confederate coin When the boys look forcoins, they can t They find help in a local man whose ancestry goes back to the time the coins arrived at the fort.Collard creates an unpredictable story by expertly weaving together Civil War history, rare coins, a disastrous hurricane, and an unlikely friendship In many young adult stories involving the discovery of a missing artifact, it u...Double Eagleby Sneed B Collard IIIWhat sfun than searching for a buried treasure That s what Mike and Kyle end up spending their summer on the Alabama coast looking for Rumor has it that Confederate gold coins minted towards the end of the Civil War were on board a ship that ran a blockade over a hundred years ago Now, Mike and Kyle actually have evidence that this did not happen and the gold does not rest under the ocean In fact, they are racing to uncover the gold s real hiding plac Double Eagleby Sneed B Collard IIIWhat sfun than searching for a buried treasure That s what Mike and Kyle end up spending their summer on the Alabama coast looking for Rumor has it that Confederate gold coins minted towards the end of the Civil War were on board a ship that ran...It s the summer of 1973, and Mike is going to spend the summer with his father on a small research island in the Gulf of Mexico He s expecting it to be pretty boring with field trips and grading papers, but instead, Mike finds out about a mysterious treasure from the Civil War that could be on the island With the help of a new friend, Mike pursues Confeder...Mike travels to Alabama to spend the summer with his father along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico He meets Kyle, and they notice a ship that is searching for sunken treasure Their summer changes dramatically when the boys discover a gold coin that may have been created by the Confederate government There have been rumors about these coins, but no one in the world has ever seen one Mike and Kyle search forof the rare coins, but they re in a race against the treasure hunters and a catego Mike travels to Alabama to spend the summer with his father along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico He meets Kyle, and they notice a ship that is searching for sunken treasure ...

Double Eagle
  • English
  • 16 November 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 245 pages
  • 156145480X
  • Sneed B. Collard III
  • Double Eagle