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Legendary treasures. Mythical robberies. Lost riches. Buried plunder and fabulous wealth. Hidden dangers. Ancient curses and deathbed jinxes. Captivating tales of lost fortunes, hidden caches, the eternal allure of wealth, and the heartbreak of mysterious curses!
Read about the pursuit of riches turning to grief in this mesmerizing story collection! A thrilling exploration of the world's most intriguing and dangerous treasure hunts, Lost Loot: Cursed Treasures and Blood Money collects dozens of fascinating stories of reward, riches, greed, and ruin, 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
Montezuma’s revenge
The train-robbing Robin Hood myth of the Sam Bass Gang
Jean Lafitte and the Galveston Hoard
The lost Dutchman mine
Civil War coins hurriedly stashed after a brutal reign of terror
The missing Fabergé eggs
John Dillinger’s suitcase
King Kamehameha’s burial chamber
Captain Kidd's buried treasure
And more stories of 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!
About the author
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.
Summary
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!
