Lost Treasures of American History

by W.C. Jameson

Overview

With his storyteller's gift, Jameson relates episodes from early explorers through the colonial period, the Civil War, the settling of the West, and the roaring 1920s. As a professional treasure hunter, he has followed the trails of many of the lost mines and buried treasures he describes. Sample treasures include Sir Francis Drake Treasure, Benedict Arnold Treasure, Lafayette's Sunken Riches, Maryland's Lost Silver Mine, The Wandering Confederate Treasury, Lost Treasure of the Gray Ghost, Oklahoma Outlaw Cache, and Lost Spanish Gold in the Sandia Mountains.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781589796324
Publisher:	Taylor Trade Publishing
Publication date:	10/09/2006
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

W.C. Jameson is the author of over forty books and two hundred articles. He is also a songwriter and an entertainer. Former President of the Western Writers of America, he has twice won the Stirrup Award for best magazine article. He is an award-winning syndicated columnist with over 1,200 columns. He is well known for his compelling series on America's lost mines and buried treasure. Billy the Kid: Beyond the Grave is his most recent book for Taylor due in Winter 2005. He holds a Ph.D. in history.