Jim Willis 
Lost Loot [EPUB ebook] 
Cursed Treasures and Blood Money

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Pokrywa Jim Willis: Lost Loot (ePUB)

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 …


  • Curses, deaths, and centuries old treasure on Oak Island

  • Searchers hunted down and killed before finding a gangster’s stolen riches

  • The eternal quest for D. B. Cooper and his hijack ransom

  • Elaborate booby traps protecting ill-gotten gains

  • Cursed Aztec wealth lost as it journeyed to Spain

  • Mysterious caves holding secrets in the Grand Canyon

  • Montezuma’s revenge

  • The train-robbing Robin Hood myth of the Sam Bass Gang

  • Jean Lafitte and the Galveston Hoard

  • The lost Dutchman mine

  • Civil War coins hurriedly stashed after a brutal reign of terror

  • The missing Fabergé eggs

  • John Dillinger’s suitcase

  • King Kamehameha’s burial chamber

  • Captain Kidd’s buried treasure

  • And more stories of doomed pursuits of plundered riches.

    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!
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    Spis treści

    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

    O autorze

    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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