Lost Loot - Jim Willis

Lost Loot

Cursed Treasures and Blood Money

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
250 Seiten
2024
Visible Ink Press (Verlag)
978-1-57859-867-0 (ISBN)
53,60 inkl. MwSt
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 …



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


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


Daniel Boone and the lost silver mine


Civil War coins hurriedly stashed after a brutal reign of terror


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 map—but 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.

Preface

Introduction



1. The Curses of Charles Island

2. The Lost Loot of Dutch Schultz

3. The Wreck of the SS Central America, the “Ship of Gold”

4. The Plate Fleet of 1715

5. John Dillinger’s Suitcase

6. Civil War Gold

7. The Mystery of the Beale Treasure

8. Daniel Boone and the Dry Indian

9. Meriwether Lewis and the Missing Documents

10. The Lost Dutchman Mine

11. Grand Canyon Tales

12. The Old Spanish Treasure Cave

13. Blackbeard’s Boast

14. A Stagecoach and a “Blood-Soaked Treasure”

15. Montezuma’s Revenge

16. Forest Fenn and the Thrill of the Chase

17. Jean Lafitte and the Galveston Hoard

18. Mystery of the San Saba Mine

19. Captain Kidd’s Buried Treasure

20. The Hidden Loot of Sam Bass, a Texas Entrepreneur

21. The Mystery of D. B. Cooper and the Highjacked Ransom

22. The Treasure of Cahuenga Pass

23. The Story of Frank from Pennsylvania

24. The Burial Chamber of King Kamehameha

25. Around the World with Captain Thomas Cavendish

26. The Missing Fabergé Eggs

27. The Mysteries of Oak Island

28. Nolan’s Cross

29. The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar

30. The Curse of Jacques de Molay

31. The Curse of the Holy Grail

32. The Ark of the Covenant

33. Conclusion



Bibliography

Index

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Verlagsort Canton
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 228 mm
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
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ISBN-10 1-57859-867-2 / 1578598672
ISBN-13 978-1-57859-867-0 / 9781578598670
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