“I
have two parents who are brilliant storytellers. The art of developing a story
and nurturing a story was present in my household from the day I was born.” –
Robert Kurson
Born
on April 18, 1963 Kurson wrote Shadow Divers, the blockbuster
bestselling true story of two Americans who discover a World War II German
U-boat sunk 60 miles off the coast of New Jersey. Shadow Divers spent
24 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list and was awarded
an American Booksellers Association’s "Book of the Year Award."
A
one-time lawyer with a degree from Harvard Law School, Kurson said he always
thought writing would be his real profession and first decided to give it a try at
the Chicago Sun-Times, where he wrote both sports stories and
features.
A
self-proclaimed “adventure seeker,” Kurson also wrote Pirate Hunters:
Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship, a gripping
account of the search for the wreck of the 17th-century pirate ship Golden
Fleece.
“I
think that pirates represent every person's ability to get up and leave their
current daily situation and go on an adventure, and maybe to see things and do
things they've never done before or even dreamed of doing," Kurson said.
“It's never too late in life to have a genuine adventure.”
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