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8 h 3 min in 28 tracks, published on Spotify on 14 September 2026. A free sample plays on the listing; the full audiobook is sold through Spotify.
Open on SpotifyWestern and maritime adventure · 1863
The Treasure of Pearls
Pearl diving, hidden treasure, bandits and pursuit across Sonora and the Gulf of California.
- Running time
- 8 h 3 min
- Chapters
- 28 tracks
- On Spotify since
- 14 September 2026
- Narration
- Digital voice · full cast
About the story
What happens
A sweeping nineteenth-century adventure of pearl diving, hidden treasure, bandits, pursuit, loyalty and survival across Sonora and the Gulf of California. Gustave Aimard’s story follows its adventurers from the wild borderlands to the sea, where every alliance is tested by danger and greed.
This unabridged English edition was translated by Sir Lascelles Wraxall.
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