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Author : W. C. Jameson
Publisher : august house
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 0874831784
Collects legends of buried treasure in Texas, including the gold of Haystack Mountain, a missing Incan hoard, and the Deer Island shipwrecks
Author : Patrick Dearen
Publisher : Texas Small Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 0875653928
Patrick Dearen went in search of buried treasures, not gold or silver or jewels, but untapped tales worthy of J. Frank Dobie. And he found for Lone Star Lost ten such stories that spring from the bedrock, shared with the author by native sons and daughters who know that the real treasure is our Texas heritage. These stories grew from the land--the Texas soil that gives birth to history and sprinkles it with legend. From the piney woods on the east to the Chihuahuan Desert on the west, from the subtropical marshes on the south to the mountains on the north, Texas is alive with the kind of wonder that has sent men in quest of their own Cibolas for generations.
Author : Carlos Savoy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Mines and mineral resources
ISBN : 1556228783
Amazing stories of lost and hidden outlaw loot, Spanish gold and silver mines, buried Indian treasure, lost pirate booty, and legendary treasures have lured searchers for generations. And most serious treasure hunters agree that Texas is the richest source of some of the worldAIs most fascinating and compelling history regarding such stories. This book represents the largest collection of in-depth research on the legends and folktales concerning lost mines and buried treasure in the state of Texas.
Author : Ann B. Dobie
Publisher : Pelican Publishing Company
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1992-02-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781455607259
Texas abounds with legends of buried treasure and lost mines. The Big Bend country, the Red River region, McMullen County, San Jacinto, Nacogdoches, and San Augustine are all treasure troves of tales of fabulous wealth that still lies just beyond man's reach. These legends are as sizable as the state itself, and J. Frank Dobie, perhaps Texas' greatest historian, devoted years of his life to collecting and cataloging them. The stories in this first volume were originally published in 1924 by the Texas Folklore Society, and represent some of the enduring tales that have embellished the history of the state. Pelican Publishing Company is proud to present this wonderful collection in mass-market paperback form as part of our Pelican Pouch series. Included in this volume are "The Legend of San Saba," "Lost Gold of the Llano Country," "Treasure Chest on the Nueces," and "Lost Mine Near Sabinal," to name only a few. Dobie believed that worthwhile literature about this region had to be derived from an understanding of its life, lore, and history. The legends in this work, as well as those in volume II of this series, were regarded by Dobie as "the most influential in opening the eyes of people to the richness of their own traditions." Legends of Texas indirectly led to the founding of the Texas Folklore Society, the nation's second oldest folklore organization. Pelican has had Legends of Texas Vol. I: Lost Mines and Buried Treasure in print since 1975.
Author : Legends of Texas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:733799789
Author : W. C. Jameson
Publisher : Turtleback
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1991-11-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0613905466
W.C. Jameson, a geographer and environmentalist, has toured much of the country in a battered, green Ford pick-up truck, collecting legends and searching for the elusive riches that treasure hunters believe await them. His sources include his own fieldwork and archival documents, as well as the reports of die-hard treasure seekers and their descendents.
Author : Thomas Penfield
Publisher : Adventures Unlimited Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 1931882355
The most amazing treasure book ever written, giving the locations of well over 100 fabulous fortunes waiting to be found in the ore-rich Southwest. Thomas Penfield has done years of exhaustive research for Dig Here! and has accomplished the Herculean task of separating fact from fiction. For the first time lost treasure stories of the Southwest are stripped bare of their legends and lies. Each treasure account is preceded by the approximate location, estimated total value - and authentication. Reading sources for each account are also included so you can do additional research on the intriguing stories of these treasures. Dig Here! is overflowing with lore, spellbinding backgrounds, driving Western drama - and exciting, reliable facts.
Author : W. Craig Gaines
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467151542
Track pirate gold and misplaced riches across 168 counties in this comprehensive guide to the lost treasures of Texas. Countless fortunes have disappeared into the vast expanse of the Lone Star State. The history of the coast is cluttered with shipwrecks like that of the 1554 Spanish fleet. Even when pirates such as Jean Laffite managed to get their ill-gotten gains ashore, their loot vanished just as completely as if it had sunk beneath the waves. Entire mines, including the ventures of Jim Bowie and San Saba Presidio, have been reclaimed by the earth. The unmarked caches of bandits like Jesse James and Pancho Villa still bedevil the dreams of treasure seekers today. W. Craig Gaines reveals what has been lost, what has been found and what remains to be recovered.
Author : James Frank Dobie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1924
Category : Legends
ISBN : OCLC:779723119
Author : W. C. Jameson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-01
Category : Gold mines and mining
ISBN : 0615676367
The Big Bend of Texas is at once compelling and mysterious. It has been described as a rich and varied land of history, myth and legend, danger, ghosts, rugged landscapes, aridity, remoteness, spectacular vistas, and wildlife that either bit, stung, or clawed. The Big Bend has been visited or settled by Indians, Spanish explorers, Mexicans, Anglo ranchers, outlaws of every stripe, and the United States military. Each of these cultures has left a legacy in this fascinating country, and much of has to do with the wealth associated with lost mines and buried treasures. The twenty-one tales included in this book are spellbinding accounts of some of the most exciting and mysterious lost treasures to be found in North America. They represent many millions of dollars worth of gold, silver, jewels, coin, and currency that are still searched for today.
Author : W. C. Jameson
Publisher : august house
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : 0874830826
Collects legends and lore of buried treasure in the American Southwest, with maps showing locations
Author : W. C. Jameson
Publisher : august house
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0874834864
Relates local legends of hidden fortunes and lost treasures left behind by outlaws, pioneers, and prospectors
Author : Richard Melzer
Publisher : Sunstone Press
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Cemeteries
ISBN : 9780865345317
Melzer offers an impressive new book about famous New Mexico gravesites, usually the only monuments left to honor the human treasures who helped shape state, national, and often international history.
Author : J. Frank Dobie
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780292789401
“This is the best work ever written on hidden treasure, and one of the most fascinating books on any subject to come out of Texas.” —Basic Texas Books Written in 1930, Coronado’s Children was one of J. Frank Dobie’s first books, and the one that helped gain him national prominence as a folklorist. In it, he recounts the tales and legends of those hardy souls who searched for buried treasure in the Southwest following in the footsteps of that earlier gold seeker, the Spaniard Coronado. “These people,” Dobie writes in his introduction, “no matter what language they speak, are truly Coronado’s inheritors . . . I have called them Coronado’s children. They follow Spanish trails, buffalo trails, cow trails, they dig where there are no trails; but oftener than they dig or prospect they just sit and tell stories of lost mines, of buried bullion by the jack load . . .” This is the tale-spinning Dobie at his best, dealing with subjects as irresistible as ghost stories and haunted houses. “As entrancing a volume as one is likely to pick up in a month of Sundays.” —The New York Times “Dobie has discovered for us a native Arabian Night.” —Chicago Evening Post
Author : Byron Preiss
Publisher : ibooks
Page : 1 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-05
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
The tale begins over three-hundred years ago, when the Fair People—the goblins, fairies, dragons, and other fabled and fantastic creatures of a dozen lands—fled the Old World for the New, seeking haven from the ways of Man. With them came their precious jewels: diamonds, rubies, emeralds, pearls... But then the Fair People vanished, taking with them their twelve fabulous treasures. And they remained hidden until now... Across North America, these twelve treasures, over ten-thousand dollars in precious jewels, are buried. The key to finding each can be found within the twelve full color paintings and verses of The Secret. Yet The Secret is much more than that. At long last, you can learn not only the whereabouts of the Fair People's treasure, but also the modern forms and hiding places of their descendants: the Toll Trolls, Maitre D'eamons, Elf Alphas, Tupperwerewolves, Freudian Sylphs, Culture Vultures, West Ghosts and other delightful creatures in the world around us. The Secret is a field guide to them all. Many "armchair treasure hunt" books have been published over the years, most notably Masquerade (1979) by British artist Kit Williams. Masquerade promised a jewel-encrusted golden hare to the first person to unravel the riddle that Williams cleverly hid in his art. In 1982, while everyone in Britain was still madly digging up hedgerows and pastures in search of the golden hare, The Secret: A Treasure Hunt was published in America. The previous year, author and publisher Byron Preiss had traveled to 12 locations in the continental U.S. (and possibly Canada) to secretly bury a dozen ceramic casques. Each casque contained a small key that could be redeemed for one of 12 jewels Preiss kept in a safe deposit box in New York. The key to finding the casques was to match one of 12 paintings to one of 12 poetic verses, solve the resulting riddle, and start digging. Since 1982, only two of the 12 casques have been recovered. The first was located in Grant Park, Chicago, in 1984 by a group of students. The second was unearthed in 2004 in Cleveland by two members of the Quest4Treasure forum. Preiss was killed in an auto accident in the summer of 2005, but the hunt for his casques continues.