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Expert treasure hunter, W.C. Jameson introduces yet another intriguing collection of pirate tales featuring treacherous cutthroats, lost buried treasures, and sunken ships. North American Pirates and the Their Lost Treasure takes readers on an unforgettable journey from the rocky coasts of Maine and Rhode Island to the warm, sunny waters of the Carolinas and the Caribbean. You'll meet well-known pirates like Blackbeard and Calico Jack, as well as new faces like the infamous lady pirate, Mary Anne Townsend or the notorious "Bloody" Tew. So hop on board, hoist the sails, and prepare for an exciting jaunt to explore the swashbuckling lives of some of the most fascinating pirates in history.
List of contents
Table of Contents
Introduction
- Blackbeard and the White Island Treasure
- Pirate Harry Thompson and the Machias Bay Treasure
- Edward Lowe and the Pond Island Treasure
- Pirates Bartholomew Roberts and Richard Kennedy and the Golden Crucifix Treasure
- Pirate John Quelch and His Lust for Gold
- Pirate Sandy Gordon and the White Island Treasure
- Arthur Doane's Discovery of Pirate Treasure in Massachusetts
- The Mystery of the Byfield Treasure
- The Lost Gold of Bloody Tew
- Joseph Bradish's Block Island Treasure Cache
- Pirate David Marteen and the Treasure of Gold Coins
- Pirate Charles Gibb's and the Barron's Island Treasure Cache
- Joseph Bradish's Long Island Treasure Cache
- The Stone Harbor Treasure
- Captain Kidd and the Millsboro Treasure
- William Neub's Buried Treasure
- Captain Charles Morgan and the Secret Tunnel Treasure
- Pirate Charles Wilson's Lost Treasure
- Blackbeard's South Carolina Treasure Cache
- Mary Anne Townsend, Lady Pirate
- Blackbeard's Georgia Treasure
- Pirate Louis Michel-Aury and the Amelia Island Treasure Cache
- More Treasures of Louis Michel-Aury
- The Adventures of Billy Bowlegs
- Gasparilla
- Calico Jack
- Captain Henry Ross and the Ross Island Treasure
- Pirate Brubaker
- Jan Van Oss and the Treasure of Cudjoe Key
- Black Caesar
- Jean Lafitte
- Jean Lafitte and the Neches River Treasure
- Buried Pirate Treasure on the Oregon Coast
Selected Bibliography
Acknowledgements
About the Author
About the author
W.C. Jameson is the award-winning and best-selling author of more than seventy books and over 1,500 articles and essays. In addition, he is an accomplished songwriter and performer, having recorded five albums of his original music and acted in five films. He has written the soundtracks for four films, and wrote and performed in the musical, "Whatever Happened to the Outlaw, Jesse James?"
Jameson recognized as the best-selling treasure author in the world, as well as one of the world's foremost experts on buried treasurers. Perhaps he is known best, as the creator of the popular Buried Treasures of America series for August House. His success and fame as a professional treasure hunter has led to appearances on television's "Unsolved Mysteries," the Travel Channel, the Discovery Channel, Nightline, and National Public Radio. He also consulted with the production team for the highly successful feature film, "National Treasure," starring Nicholas Cage.
One of Jameson's most popular and controversial books is Billy the Kid: Beyond the Grave. It presents stunning evidence that the famous outlaw, Billy the Kid, was not killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in 1881 but went on to live an adventurous and productive life for the next sixty-nine years.
Jameson has won numerous awards for his writing from a number of professional associations. As a popular, award-winning author, he has served as a judge for several prestigious literary competitions. When not on an expedition hunting for lost treasure or writing a book, Jameson tours the country performing his music at folk festivals, colleges and universities, concert halls, and roadhouses
