Legendary treasures. Mythical robberies. Lost riches. Buried plunder and fabulous wealth. Hidden dangers. Ancient curses and deathbed jinxes. Captivating tales of lost fortunes, hidden caches, the eternal allure of wealth, and the heartbreak of mysterious curses!
Read about the pursuit of riches turning to grief in this mesmerizing story collection! A thrilling exploration of the world’s most intriguing and dangerous treasure hunts, Lost Loot: Cursed Treasures and Blood Money collects dozens of fascinating stories of reward, riches, greed, and ruin, including …
Tales of bewitching riches and hunts gone wrong, yet hope springs eternal. Lost Loot unfolds like a treasure map—but beware of the hidden, deadly obstacles!
Table des matières
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
A propos de l’auteur
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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