Oak Island Treasure Pit

Author : Randall Sullivan
Publisher : Atlantic Monthly Press
ISBN 13 : 0802189059
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Curse of Oak Island written by Randall Sullivan and published by Atlantic Monthly Press. This book was released on 2018-12-11 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look into the history of a Canadian island rumored to hold buried treasure and of centuries of failed attempts to claim the riches. Updated with new material from the author In 1795, a teenager discovered a mysterious circular depression in the ground on Oak Island, in Nova Scotia, Canada, and ignited rumors of buried treasure. Early excavators uncovered a clay-lined shaft containing layers of soil interspersed with wooden platforms, but when they reached a depth of ninety feet, water poured into the shaft and made further digging impossible. Since then, the mystery of Oak Island’s “Money Pit” has enthralled generations of treasure hunters, including a Boston insurance salesman whose obsession ruined him; a young Franklin Delano Roosevelt; and film star Errol Flynn. Perplexing discoveries have ignited explorers’ imaginations: a flat stone inscribed in code; a flood tunnel draining from a man-made beach; a torn scrap of parchment; stone markers forming a huge cross. Swaths of the island were bulldozed looking for answers; excavation attempts have claimed two lives. Theories abound as to what’s hidden on Oak Island–pirates’ treasure, Marie Antoinette’s lost jewels, the Holy Grail, proof that Sir Francis Bacon was the true author of Shakespeare’s plays–yet to this day, the Money Pit remains an enigma. The Curse of Oak Island is a fascinating account of the strange, rich history of the island and the intrepid treasure hunters who have driven themselves to financial ruin, psychotic breakdowns, and even death in pursuit of answers. And as Michigan brothers Marty and Rick Lagina become the latest to attempt to solve the mystery, as documented on the History Channel’s television show The Curse of Oak Island, Sullivan takes readers along to follow their quest firsthand. Praise for The Curse of Oak Island “Sullivan writes with open-minded balance, rendering the Oak Island story into a weirdly fascinating mystery.” —Booklist “A definitive read for fans of the History Channel television show. Sullivan delves deeper into the history, personalities, and theories presented only briefly on the show. . . . The book is incredibly well researched and the presentation . . . is very readable. If you’ve watched The Curse of Oak Island and were frustrated that snippets and possibilities were left tantalizingly unexplored, this is the book for you.” —Heather Cover, Homewood Library (Birmingham, Alabama) “Sullivan isn’t writing about Oak Island the TV show; his subject is Oak Island the place, largely as seen and imagined by the show’s viewers. So, if you’ve ever been more entranced by the show’s long trips into history and theoretical island encounters across history, Sullivan’s book probably needs to be on your Christmas list.” —Starcasm

Author : Shirley Raye Redmond
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 0737760052
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oak Island Treasure Pit written by Shirley Raye Redmond and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2011-03-18 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oak Island treasure theories were recently made popular by the History Channel. Legends abound, for centuries, that this tiny island holds great treasures. Readers will follow the history of the island's enchantment, while critical thinking sidebars help them analyze what they're learning in real time.

Author : Joy A. Steele
Publisher : Nimbus Publishing (CN)
ISBN 13 : 9781771087919
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oak Island Mystery, Solved written by Joy A. Steele and published by Nimbus Publishing (CN). This book was released on 2019-07-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than two centuries, Oak Island, Nova Scotia, has been studied, searched, probed and cursed all the while failing to give up its secrets. Joy Steele's ground-breaking historical research into the island's true history is no less intriguing. In this second edition, Ms. Steele is joined by professional geologist Gordon Fader to not only solidify her theory, but to expand on it, including a thorough explanation of the area's geology.

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Publisher : Start-Up America, LLC.
ISBN 13 : 9781732099111
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Treasure: The Oak Island Money Pit Mystery Unraveled written by and published by Start-Up America, LLC.. This book was released on 2020-05-11 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three thirteen-year old boys meet by chance over their summer vacations in a small and boring seaport village in Nova Scotia. They become friends by necessity; end up searching for pirate treasure and trying to solve the 250 -year old mystery of the Oak Island Money Pit. Seth Goldstein is the wimpy but super- intelligent son of a powerful New York City attorney. Jake Harris is a muscular, football fanatic from an oil family in Horseshoe Bay, Texas and Rob Harmon is a troubled, long-haired surfer kid from San Diego. One day while taking a short cut through and alley they are approached by a homeless man who makes them an unusual and speculative offer- a treasure map! Although highly suspicious the boys accept the man's deal. The deal as it turns out will take them on a quest through nearly five-hundred years of history, from the Spanish Conquistadors, to the American Revolution to present day. Unbeknownst to them they are not the only one looking for this treasure. For more than two hundred years since another trio of teens in 1795 found the first clues the legend of treasure buried on Oak Island has been one involving pirates, presidents, powerful, greedy people and obsessed treasure hunters. The boys are in danger before they know it. Soon they realize they are risking their lives at every turn but are too far in to turn back. The perils of their journey force them to reach deep inside themselves for the strength and character they will need to survive. It is an adventure that will change their lives forever.

Author : Matthew K. Manning
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1669031950
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Can You Uncover the Oak Island Money Pit? written by Matthew K. Manning and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2023-08 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are intrigued by the legend of Oak Island, Nova Scotia, and determined to search out its secrets, and the reader will decide which of the many choices and clues you will follow--to become the discoverer of the truth or the seventh victim of the curse of Oak Island.

Author : William S. Crooker
Publisher : Nimbus+ORM
ISBN 13 : 1771081112
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oak Island Gold written by William S. Crooker and published by Nimbus+ORM. This book was released on 2014-05-26 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Crooker, who is a good historian and also quite witty, tells a tale of folly and obsession” surrounding the legendary treasure off of Canada’s east coast (Booklist). For over two centuries, the mysterious labyrinth of shafts and tunnels under Oak Island, a tiny island on Nova Scotia’s South Shore, has been the scene of a frantic search by scores of treasure hunters from two continents. They believe that the shafts and intricate man-made flooding system hold the secret to a treasure of untold wealth. Although millions have been spent, bitter feuds have erupted, and men have died, the treasure has remained as elusive as the answers to who built the labyrinth, why and how it was constructed, and the nature of the treasure itself. Until now. In his second book on the Oak Island mystery, William Crooker meticulously sifts through the evidence unearthed by treasure hunters on the island, past and present. Then, armed with some starling new discoveries, he neatly fits the pieces together to offer a plausible solution to the baffling puzzle of Oak Island. “Crooker, an engineer and surveyor, presents both a thorough historical review of the various digs and a look at all the theories about the treasure.” —Library Journal

Author : John Bell
Publisher : Formac Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1459506723
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oak Island Illustrated written by John Bell and published by Formac Publishing Company. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than two centuries ago, compelling evidence of buried treasure was found on Nova Scotia's Oak Island. Since then, extensive engineering works have been discovered and mysterious objects unearthed in and around the island's "Money Pit." The ongoing search has been featured on a long-running popular television series, but to this day, the island guards its secrets. In this book, historian John Bell presents all the competing theories — about who buried treasure on the island and how the complex structures in the Money Pit that have kept treasure hunters at bay were created. Is the island the former settlement of pre-Columbian Vikings? The location of a lost pirate treasure or royal treasures from England? The hiding spot for rogue captains of Spanish treasure ships? John Bell presents each theory in turn. Bell also provides a detailed illustration of the mysterious work that was done on the island prior to the discovery of the Money Pit in 1795. The illustration shows each element of the Pit's design as it was first built — including elaborate flood tunnels, a cave-in shaft, and more. This book offers a fascinating opportunity to explore many centuries of world history from the perspective of one of the greatest mysteries of all time. The extensive visuals showcase what treasures could have been hidden, and illustrate the lives of the adventurers, renegades, pirates, politicians, and paranormal entities that might be responsible for this puzzle.

Author : Douglas Preston
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0759525188
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Riptide written by Douglas Preston and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2001-07-01 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IN 1695, a notorious English pirate buried his bounty in a maze of booby-trapped tunnels on an island off the coast of Maine. In three hundred years, no one has breached this cursed and rocky fortress. Now a treasure hunter and his high-tech, million-dollar recovery team embark on the perfect operation to unlock the labyrinth's mysteries. First the computers fail. The then crewmen begin to die. The island has guarded its secrets for centuries, and it isn't letting them go--without a fight.

Author : Mark Reynolds
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
ISBN 13 : 1459407938
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mystery of the Oak Island Treasure written by Mark Reynolds and published by James Lorimer & Company. This book was released on 2014-01-12 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1795, a teenager was exploring a tiny island in Nova Scotia's Mahone Bay when he came across a curious depression in the ground. Driven by visions of lost pirate treasure, he later returned to the spot with shovels, pickaxes, and two friends. The trio began to dig, and in so doing launched what would become one of the most famous treasure hunts of all time. For over 200 years, the baffling mysteries of the Oak Island treasure have captured countless imaginations they have also been the cause of bitter rivalries, dashed hopes, and tragic deaths.

Author : Lassiter Stone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781087880648
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Treasure written by Lassiter Stone and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-27 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three thirteen-year old boys meet by chance over their summer vacations in a small and boring seaport village in Nova Scotia. They become friends by necessity; end up searching for pirate treasure and trying to solve the 250 -year old mystery of the Oak Island Money Pit. Seth Goldstein is the wimpy but super- intelligent son of a powerful New York City attorney. Jake Harris is a muscular, football fanatic from an oil family in Horseshoe Bay, Texas and Rob Harmon is a troubled, long-haired surfer kid from San Diego. One day while taking a short cut through and alley they are approached by a homeless man who makes them an unusual and speculative offer- a treasure map! Although highly suspicious the boys accept the man's deal. The deal as it turns out will take them on a quest through nearly five-hundred years of history, from the Spanish Conquistadors, to the American Revolution to present day.