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.

The Wondrous Fortune of William Phifs

2 pages in this part of The Book of Buried Treasure.

The Wondrous Fortune of William Phifs

TEE flaw in the business of treasure hunting, out-side of fiction, is that the persons equipped with the shovels and picks and the ancient…

The Wondrous Fortune of William Phifs: Collector

THE FORTUNE OF WILLIAM PHIPS 153 Foster, a merchant of Boston, a member of the Council, and fast friend of the Governor, bought the fustick…

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