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O'Connor, D'Arcy, 1941-
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Treasure troves -- Nova Scotia -- Oak Island (Lunenburg)
Oak Island (Lunenburg, N.S.) -- History.
Oak Island Treasure Site (N.S.)
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O'Connor, D'Arcy, 1941-
Treasure troves -- Nova Scotia -- Oak Island (Lunenburg)
Oak Island (Lunenburg, N.S.) -- History.
Oak Island Treasure Site (N.S.)
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The
secret
treasure
of
Oak
Island
: the
amazing
true
story
of a
centuries-old
treasure
hunt
/ D'Arcy O'Connor.
by
O'Connor, D'Arcy, 1941-
Lyons Press, c2018.
Call #:
971.623 O18s 2018
Subjects
Treasure
troves -- Nova Scotia --
Oak
Island
(Lunenburg)
Oak
Island
(Lunenburg, N.S.) -- History.
Oak
Island
Treasure
Site (N.S.)
ISBN:
9781493037001 (pbk.)
Edition:
Updated edition.
Description:
281 p. : ill., port., maps ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"It started on a summer afternoon in 1795 when a young man named Daniel McGinnis found what appeared to be an old site on an
island
off the Acadian coast, a coastline fabled for the skullduggery of pirates. The notorious Captain Kidd was rumored to have left part of his
treasure
somewhere along here, and as McGinnis and two friends started to dig, they found what turned out to be an elaborately engineered shaft constructed of
oak
logs, nonindigenous coconut mats, and landfill that came to be known as the Money Pit. Ever since that summer day in 1795, the possibility of what might be hidden in the depths of a small
island
off the south coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, has made it the site of the world's longest, most expensive, and most perplexing
treasure
hunt
. Author D'Arcy O'Connor recounts the fascinating stories and
amazing
discoveries of past and current
treasure
seekers who have sought
Oak
Island
's fabled
treasure
for over two hundred years. It has baffled scientists and madmen, scholars and idiots, millionaires and get-rich-quick schemers, psychics, engineers, charlatans, and even a former president of the United States. The
island
has consumed the fortunes-and in some cases, the lives-of those who have obsessively set out to unlock its
secret
. Despite all their efforts, the mystery remains unsolved, and not a single dime of
treasure
has ever been recovered. The present-day search is an archaeological dig exceeding anything ever done anywhere for similar purposes, and it may well result in the discovery of one of the world's richest and most historically significant treasures. But this is also the
story
of individuals who have dedicated years of their lives to discover what was buried long ago beneath this strange
island
. They are driven by a lust for gold, by archaeological curiosity, and by their determination to outwit the engineer who was responsible for the
Oak
Island
enigma."--From publisher.
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971.623 O18s 2018
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