The Galleon's Gold; or, Frank Reade, Jr.'s Deep Sea Search.

"The Galleon's Gold; or, Frank Reade, Jr.'s Deep Sea Search" by Luis Senarens is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the young inventor Frank Reade, Jr. as he embarks on an adventurous quest to locate the sunken treasure of the ship Donna Veneta. Accompanied by fellow treasure seekers, Reade employs his submarine technology to descend to the depths of the ocean, facing various challenges along the way, including encounters with the treacherous Gilbert Parker. At the start of the book, we meet Cecil Clifford, an antiquarian who arrives in New York aboard the clipper ship Aurelian, hoping to enlist the help of the miserly owner, Gilbert Parker, to recover a legendary treasure. After Parker's refusal to support the venture, Clifford and Captain Hartley decide to seek help from Frank Reade, Jr., who has developed a remarkable submarine. When the trio sets out to find the sunken galleon, they face challenges both from nature and from Parker's scheming. As they dive into the depths of the ocean, they contend with the challenges of exploration, the dangers posed by sea creatures, and the sinister machinations of Parker and his crew, setting the stage for an exciting tale of adventure and treasure hunting. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Luis Philip Senarens was an American dime novel writer specializing in science fiction, once called "the American Jules Verne".