The Quest for El Dorado

The Quest for El Dorado

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The Bootlegger's Millions

Josh Gates chases the lost fortune of Prohibition's infamous bootlegger Dutch Schultz. Josh dives the murky shore near Dutch's lavish New York mansion and searches the massive underground bunker that housed Dutch's secret distillery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor ...  Show more

America's Titanic

Josh dives the Atlantic in search of millions in lost coins sunk with America's Titanic. In 1838, a steamship carrying some of America's wealthiest citizens exploded off the Carolina coast. New sonar scans may lead to the wreckage and the lost fortune. Hosted on Acast. See acast. ...  Show more

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