Secret American Treasures

Author : Byron Preiss
Publisher : ibooks
Page : 1 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-05
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Secret by Byron Preiss Pdf

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.

Author : Stephen Puleo
Publisher : Picador
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1250126339

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American Treasures by Stephen Puleo Pdf

Stephen Puleo's American Treasures is a narrative history of America's secret efforts to hide its founding documents from Axis powers, and its national tradition of uniting to defend the definition of democracy. A Boston Globe Bestseller On December 26, 1941, Secret Service agent Harry E. Neal stood on a platform at Washington’s Union Station watching a train chug off into the dark and feeling at once relieved and inexorably anxious. These were dire times. With Hitler’s armies plowing across Europe—seizing or destroying historic artifacts at will—and Japan’s devastating attack on Pearl Harbor just three weeks prior, American officials now feared an enemy attack on Washington, D.C. So, President Franklin D. Roosevelt set about hiding the country’s valuables. On the train speeding away from Neal sat four plain-wrapped cases containing the documentary history of America—including the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Gettysburg Address—guarded by a battery of agents and bound for safekeeping in the nation’s most impenetrable hiding place. American Treasures charts the creation and little-known journeys of these priceless documents. From the risky and audacious adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 to our modern Fourth of July celebrations, American Treasures shows how the ideas captured in these papers underscore the nation’s strengths and hopes, and embody its fundamental values of liberty and equality. Stephen Puleo weaves exciting stories of freedom under fire—from the smuggling of these documents out of Washington days before the British burned the capital in 1814, to their covert relocation during World War II—crafting a sweeping history of a nation united to preserve its democracy and the values inherent in its founding documents.

Author : Nel Yomtov
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Gold
ISBN : 9781429633581

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Secret American Treasures by Nel Yomtov Pdf

America is filled with mysterious treasures, and not all of them are buried deep in the ground. Is there a lost army payroll hidden in Nebraska? Did pirates hide their gold in an Oregon mountain range? Learn about the answers to these questions and more in Secret American Treasures.

Author : W.C. Jameson
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006-10-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781589796324

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Lost Treasures of American History by W.C. Jameson Pdf

With his storyteller's gift, Jameson relates episodes from early explorers through the colonial period, the Civil War, the settling of the West, and the roaring 1920s. As a professional treasure hunter, he has followed the trails of many of the lost mines and buried treasures he describes. Sample treasures include Sir Francis Drake Treasure, Benedict Arnold Treasure, Lafayette's Sunken Riches, Maryland's Lost Silver Mine, The Wandering Confederate Treasury, Lost Treasure of the Gray Ghost, Oklahoma Outlaw Cache, and Lost Spanish Gold in the Sandia Mountains.

Author : Stephen Puleo
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781466872745

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American Treasures by Stephen Puleo Pdf

Stephen Puleo's American Treasures is a narrative history of America's secret efforts to hide its founding documents from Axis powers, and its national tradition of uniting to defend the definition of democracy. A Boston Globe Bestseller On December 26, 1941, Secret Service Agent Harry E. Neal stood on a platform at Washington's Union Station, watching a train chug off into the dark and feeling at once relieved and inexorably anxious. These were dire times: as Hitler's armies plowed across Europe, seizing or destroying the Continent's historic artifacts at will, Japan bristled to the East. The Axis was rapidly closing in. So FDR set about hiding the country's valuables. On the train speeding away from Neal sat four plain-wrapped cases containing the documentary history of American democracy: the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Gettysburg Address, and more, guarded by a battery of agents and bound for safekeeping in the nation's most impenetrable hiding place. American Treasures charts the little-known journeys of these American crown jewels. From the risky and audacious adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 to our modern Fourth of July celebrations, American Treasures shows how the ideas captured in these documents underscore the nation's strengths and hopes, and embody its fundamental values of liberty and equality. Stephen Puleo weaves in exciting stories of freedom under fire - from the Declaration and Constitution smuggled out of Washington days before the British burned the capital in 1814, to their covert relocation during WWII - crafting a sweeping history of a nation united to preserve its definition of democracy.

Author : Leigh Keno,Leslie Keno,Joan Barzilay Freund
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11-16
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9780446549363

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Hidden Treasures by Leigh Keno,Leslie Keno,Joan Barzilay Freund Pdf

In a country of junk-filled attics, yard sales, and flea markets frequented by millions of Antiques Roadshow viewers hoping to uncover a grungy chest of drawers worth millions, the Keno twins have become the Siskel and Ebert of antiques. Dapper, witty, and in their early forties (with nearly 60 years of combined experience between them), they symbolize the union of amateur enthusiasm and acute professionalism that has made their television program a cultural phenomenon. Now, in this fascinating collection of tales of their personal adventures hunting -- and discovering -- priceless "junk" (including some notable Roadshow success stories), readers will learn how to see the extraordinary in the mundane. "Hidden Treasures" is part history lesson and part treasure map for finding valuable antiques where they would be least expected.

Author : D'Arcy O'Connor
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781493039166

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Secret Treasure of Oak Island by D'Arcy O'Connor Pdf

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.

Author : J.J. Pritchard
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781459505193

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The Secret Treasures of Oak Island by J.J. Pritchard Pdf

Joel and Emma never expected to spend the summer searching for untold millions in gold and jewels on famous Oak Island. But soon after their adventurer uncle Jake telephones them in British Columbia to ask for their help with the excavations, they're in the air flying to the coast of Nova Scotia. Exploring the island on their bikes, Joel and Emma find intriguing hints of the treasure's whereabouts: an ancient rock painting and cryptic Latin inscriptions. When a mysterious old man appears and gives them one final clue, they're sure they have all the pieces of the Oak Island puzzle. But as Uncle Jake's dig starts to fall apart, they have to race to put the pieces together in time. Set against the background of one of the most famous treasure hunts of all time, The Secret Treasures of Oak Island is the action-packed story of a summer quest for pirate gold.

Author : Ann Lloyd
Publisher : Disney Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2007-11-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 142310627X

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National Treasure: Book of Secrets - #2 by Ann Lloyd Pdf

Last time we saw Benjamin Franklin Gates, the cunning, impassioned lead character of Walt Disney Pictures' National Treasure, he had succeeded in evading shady characters, fulfilling his family's destiny, and discovering an unimaginable trove of treasures beneath Manhattan's oldest church./DIV DIVNow, Ben is back. In National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets, the hero finds an all-new set of dangers, conflicts, double-crossings, and of course...treasure!

Author : Tommy Thompson
Publisher : Atlantic Monthly Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0871137321

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America's Lost Treasure by Tommy Thompson Pdf

In more than 250 photographs, drawings, and illustrations, "America's Lost Treasure" chronicles the sinking and recovery of the "Central America", the subject of "The New York Times" bestseller "Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea".

Author : S. Thomas Murphy
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781329193161

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Once Upon a Time in Vegas: American Treasure by S. Thomas Murphy Pdf

Author : W. C. Jameson
Publisher : august house
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0874834848

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Buried Treasures of the Atlantic Coast by W. C. Jameson Pdf

Discusses buried treasures along the Atlantic coast, describing the types of treasures and attempts to retreive them

Author : Lamar Underwood
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781493035175

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Great American Treasure Hunting Stories by Lamar Underwood Pdf

Two of mankind’s most persistent quests—“get rich quick” and “something for nothing”—provide the power driving these tales of treasure-seekers in action. Renowned storytellers like Louis L’Amour and Jack London join real-life adventurers risking their lives for riches they think are worth the dangers. Buried treasure, creeks glittering with gold nuggets, sunken galleons filled with Spanish doubloons—the mother lodes are as varied as the men pursuing them. Some of the seekers will be rewarded; others face tragedy in remote places, lost among the jungles, mountains, and oceans. In both fiction and non-fiction, these stories make treasure hunting a real-life experience, in gripping prose that makes the reader of these stories part of the hunt itself.

Author : David Priess
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781610395960

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The President's Book of Secrets by David Priess Pdf

Every president has had a unique and complicated relationship with the intelligence community. While some have been coolly distant, even adversarial, others have found their intelligence agencies to be among the most valuable instruments of policy and power. Since John F. Kennedy's presidency, this relationship has been distilled into a personalized daily report: a short summary of what the intelligence apparatus considers the most crucial information for the president to know that day about global threats and opportunities. This top–secret document is known as the President's Daily Brief, or, within national security circles, simply “the Book.” Presidents have spent anywhere from a few moments (Richard Nixon) to a healthy part of their day (George W. Bush) consumed by its contents; some (Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush) consider it far and away the most important document they saw on a regular basis while commander in chief. The details of most PDBs are highly classified, and will remain so for many years. But the process by which the intelligence community develops and presents the Book is a fascinating look into the operation of power at the highest levels. David Priess, a former intelligence officer and daily briefer, has interviewed every living president and vice president as well as more than one hundred others intimately involved with the production and delivery of the president's book of secrets. He offers an unprecedented window into the decision making of every president from Kennedy to Obama, with many character–rich stories revealed here for the first time.

Author : W. C. Jameson
Publisher : august house
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0874834864

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Buried Treasures of the Great Plains by W. C. Jameson Pdf

Relates local legends of hidden fortunes and lost treasures left behind by outlaws, pioneers, and prospectors