The Book of Buried Treasure

Captain Kidd, the plate fleet of Vigo, the pirates’ hoard of Trinidad, the galleon of Tobermory Bay — the famous treasure stories, followed to the documents that either support them or quietly demolish them.

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The World-Wide Hunt for Vanished Riches

7 pages

Captain Kidd, His Treasure

10 pages

Captain Kidd, His Trial and Death

2 pages

The Wondrous Fortune of William Phifs

2 pages

The Bold Sea Rogue, John Quelch

5 pages

The Armada Galleon of Tobermory Bay

3 pages

The Lost Plate Fleet of Vigo

2 pages

The Pirates' Hoard of Trinidad

OF all the freebooters' treasure for which search is still made by means of curious information having to do with charts and other…

The Lure of Cocos Island

2 pages

The Mystery of the Lutine Frigate

3 pages

The Toilers of the Thetis

THE Lutine was not the only treasure-laden frig-ate lost by the British navy. The circumstances of the wreck of the Thetis in 1830 are…

The Quest of El Dorado

4 pages

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Highlights

The Wizardy of the Divining Rod

WASHINGTON IRVING was so thoroughly versed in the lore of buried treasure that the necromancy of the divining rod, as a potent…

The Bold Sea Rogue, John Quelch

THE Isles of Shoals, lying within sight of Ports-mouth Harbor on the New Hampshire coast, are rich in buried treasure legends and…

The Mystery of the Lutine Frigate

HARBORED in the stately edifice of the Royal Ex-change, down in the heart of London City, is that ancient and powerful…

The Toilers of the Thetis

THE Lutine was not the only treasure-laden frig-ate lost by the British navy. The circumstances of the wreck of the Thetis in…

The Armada Galleon of Tobermory Bay

BETWEEN the western Highlands of Scotland and the remote, cloudy Hebrides lies the large island of Mull on a sound of that name…

Captain Kidd, His Trial and Death

As the under dog in a situation where the most powerful influences of England conspired to blacken his name and take his life…

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