A pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. Buried plunder and deathbed curses. Jinxes and fabulous treasures. Ambitious bank, train, and plane robberies. Tales of bewitching riches and lost fortunes. Read about the pursuit of riches turning to heartbreak in this mesmerizing story collection! While some of these tales of treasure hunts might seem the stuff of legend, could there be more to them? 32 stories of reward, riches, greed, and ruin are collected in Lost Loot: Cursed Treasures and Blood Money, including 1. Curses, deaths, and centuries old treasure on Oak Island 2. Searchers hunted down and…mehr
A pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. Buried plunder and deathbed curses. Jinxes and fabulous treasures. Ambitious bank, train, and plane robberies. Tales of bewitching riches and lost fortunes. Read about the pursuit of riches turning to heartbreak in this mesmerizing story collection! While some of these tales of treasure hunts might seem the stuff of legend, could there be more to them? 32 stories of reward, riches, greed, and ruin are collected in Lost Loot: Cursed Treasures and Blood Money, including 1. Curses, deaths, and centuries old treasure on Oak Island 2. Searchers hunted down and killed before finding a gangsters stolen riches 3. The eternal quest for D.B. Cooper and his hijack ransom 4. Elaborate booby traps protecting ill-gotten gains 5. Cursed Aztec wealth lost as it journeyed to Spain 6. Mysterious caves holding secrets in the Grand Canyon 7. The train-robbing Robin Hood myth of the Sam Bass Gang 8. Daniel Boone and the lost silver mine 9. Civil War coins hurriedly stashed after a brutal reign of terror 10. And the stories of dozens of other doomed pursuits of plundered riches. Tales of bewitching riches and hunts gone wrong, yet hope springs eternal. Lost Loot unfolds like a treasure mapbut beware of the hidden, deadly obstacles!
Jim Willis earned his master’s degree in theology from Andover Newton Theological School, and he has been an ordained minister for over 40 years. He has also taught college courses in comparative religion and cross-cultural studies. His background in theology and education led to his writing more than 20 books on history, the apocalypse, and the mysteries of the unknown. His books include Visible Ink Press’ American Cults, Hidden History, and Lost Civilizations. He lives in the woods of South Carolina.
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Preface Introduction Part 1. Pirates’ Plunder 1. The Curses of Charles Island 2. Captain Kidd’s Buried Treasure 3. Blackbeard’s Boast 4. Jean Lafitte and the Galveston Hoard 5. Around the World with Captain Thomas Cavendish Part 2. Shipwrecks 6. The Wreck of the SS Central America, the “Ship of Gold” 7. The Plate Fleet of 1715 Part 3. Caves and Mines 8. Daniel Boone and the Dry Indian 9. The Lost Dutchman Mine 10. The Old Spanish Treasure Cave 11. Mystery of the San Saba Mine Part 4. The Treasures of Kings 12. Montezuma’s Revenge 13. Seven Cities of Cibola 14. Hidden Cities of Egypt 15. The Burial Chamber of King Kamehameha Part 5. Mobsters, Gangsters, and Robbers 16. A Stagecoach and a “Blood-Soaked Treasure” 17. Beyond Jesse James and the Knights of the Golden Circle 18. The Hidden Loot of Sam Bass, a Texas Entrepreneur 19. The Lost Loot of Dutch Schultz 20. John Dillinger’s Suitcase Part 6. Hunting Down Mysteries 21. Meriwether Lewis and the Missing Documents 22. The Mystery of the Beale Treasure 23. Long Tom’s Treasure 24. The Story of Frank from Pennsylvania 25. The Treasure of Cahuenga Pass 26. The Missing Fabergé Eggs 27. The Mystery of D. B. Cooper and the Highjacked Ransom 28. Forest Fenn and the Thrill of the Chase Part 7. Mysteries of Oak Island 29. Nolan’s Cross 30. The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar and the Curse of Jacques de Molay 31. The Curse of the Holy Grail 32. The Ark of the Covenant Bibliography Index
Preface Introduction Part 1. Pirates’ Plunder 1. The Curses of Charles Island 2. Captain Kidd’s Buried Treasure 3. Blackbeard’s Boast 4. Jean Lafitte and the Galveston Hoard 5. Around the World with Captain Thomas Cavendish Part 2. Shipwrecks 6. The Wreck of the SS Central America, the “Ship of Gold” 7. The Plate Fleet of 1715 Part 3. Caves and Mines 8. Daniel Boone and the Dry Indian 9. The Lost Dutchman Mine 10. The Old Spanish Treasure Cave 11. Mystery of the San Saba Mine Part 4. The Treasures of Kings 12. Montezuma’s Revenge 13. Seven Cities of Cibola 14. Hidden Cities of Egypt 15. The Burial Chamber of King Kamehameha Part 5. Mobsters, Gangsters, and Robbers 16. A Stagecoach and a “Blood-Soaked Treasure” 17. Beyond Jesse James and the Knights of the Golden Circle 18. The Hidden Loot of Sam Bass, a Texas Entrepreneur 19. The Lost Loot of Dutch Schultz 20. John Dillinger’s Suitcase Part 6. Hunting Down Mysteries 21. Meriwether Lewis and the Missing Documents 22. The Mystery of the Beale Treasure 23. Long Tom’s Treasure 24. The Story of Frank from Pennsylvania 25. The Treasure of Cahuenga Pass 26. The Missing Fabergé Eggs 27. The Mystery of D. B. Cooper and the Highjacked Ransom 28. Forest Fenn and the Thrill of the Chase Part 7. Mysteries of Oak Island 29. Nolan’s Cross 30. The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar and the Curse of Jacques de Molay 31. The Curse of the Holy Grail 32. The Ark of the Covenant Bibliography Index
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