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Book Synopsis The Curse of the Conquistadors Treasure by : Neal Stringer
Download or read book The Curse of the Conquistadors Treasure written by Neal Stringer and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dani is one of a group of friends who, while hiking in the Superstition Mountains, stumble upon an ancient treasure. The treasure comes with a dire warning, a curse associated with it, and tales of death that befell those who tried to possess it. The group dismisses the warning as ignorance of the time centuries ago, believing the deaths mentioned could be explained away with much more logical reasons not understood in that day. However, when shortly after the find a series of apparently tragic accidents begin to occur to members of the hiking party, the curse gains more consideration by some. Detective Salazar is not among those who find the curse a plausible explanation for the accidents, wondering instead if the valuable find may be the cause of them. As the number of accidents grows, he begins to wonder if Dani or her boyfriend, Travis, may be connected to the accidents. After all, he believes in greed but not curses, right up till the end.
Book Synopsis The Tumbaga Saga by : Agustin Garcia-Barneche
Download or read book The Tumbaga Saga written by Agustin Garcia-Barneche and published by . This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before there were coins in the New World, before there were Spanish Treasure Fleets, and even before there were any kind of European colonies in Mexico, the conquistador Hernan Cortes and his men, through the Tarascan Conquest by Cristobal de Olid in 1522, discovered a new precious-metal mix that led to an improvised manufacture of so-called "tumbaga" bars: a group of over 200 silver and gold ingots discovered in the remains of an unidentified ca.-1528 shipwreck off Grand Bahama Island in 1993.These rare silver "tumbaga" bars found in 1993 are now a step closer to full understanding. Through a study of contemporary accounts, archeological research and historical sources, it is theorized that these strange ingots were manufactured by the Spanish using a unique copper-silver "alloy" forged by the Tarascans in Mexico as a source for their ornaments and offerings, a particular type of metal the Spanish called "metal of Michoacan," seized by the conquistadors in a single episode within the vast story of the conquest of Mexico during the 1520s.This book is divided into three parts: The first part chronicles the earliest documents relating to the treasure accumulated by Hernan Cortes during his conquest of the Aztec empire. The second part concerns the later phase of conquest, specifically Captain Cristobal de Olid's campaign in the region of the Tarascan kingdom in western Mexico. The third and final part discusses technical aspects of these bars based on an interpretation of their markings and manufacture.The specimens studied in this book are the only ones known to exist-all of them from the same wreck-and therefore they will always be of the utmost rarity and historical importance. The book contains a data matrix for all 194 bars, including their weights, measurements, markings and descriptions. Also featured are plates of 60 selected bars, maps, native drawings and charts. Additionally there is a list of the names and roles of over 100 people from the "tumbaga" period, and an appendix with new translations from the Seven Decrees of Charles V Pertaining to the Circulation of Gold and Silver in the Americas and key chapters of Bernal Diaz del Castillo's Historia Verdadera De La Conquista De La Nueva Espana.152 pages, Special Limited Hardcover Color Edition, charts and maps, author Agustin A. Garcia-Barneche, editors Daniel Sedwick and Cori Sedwick Downing, published by Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC.
Book Synopsis Four Corners; The End of the Anazasi Curse by : Scott Unruh
Download or read book Four Corners; The End of the Anazasi Curse written by Scott Unruh and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scott Unruh takes you to the secret canyons of the Navajo Mountains where a rich story of the lost Anazasi and the Aztec people are interwoven to make FOUR CORNERS; The End of the Anazasi Curse; a story that will awaken your thirst for adventure and forever haunt your memory. Rendering down research from years spent working and exploring the area, Unruh unveils a story of rich cultural beliefs which have been passed down from one American generation to another, except that these Americans have been here for several thousand years. Unruh established strong characters in a nonlinear but effectively organized narrative, which offers readers continued surprises. There is something hidden in the canyons of northern Arizona and each chapter brings the reader closer to discovering the incredible truth. Meet Falstaff and Wendell, childhood friends who would again meet in their later years for an unexpected quest. The local newspaper men, Dirk and Spiv, are drawn into the venture when a dog's collar becomes a simple news item. It is a story that will change the way they all view their lives. Travel through time and find out what happened to the mysterious Anazasi tribe and the still missing Aztec treasure. Four Corners is an exciting and thoughtful fiction which takes on some of the southwest's greatest unsolved mysteries and reveals their incredible secrets which may someday prove to be true.
Book Synopsis Black and Slave by : David M. Goldenberg
Download or read book Black and Slave written by David M. Goldenberg and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2017-05-22 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies of the Curse of Ham, the belief that the Bible consigned blacks to everlasting servitude, confuse and conflate two separate origins stories (etiologies), one of black skin and the other of black slavery. This work unravels the etiologies and shows how the Curse, an etiology of black slavery, evolved from an earlier etiology explaining the existence of dark-skinned people. We see when, where, why, and how an original mythic tale of black origins morphed into a story of the origins of black slavery, and how, in turn, the second then supplanted the first as an explanation for black skin. In the process we see how formulations of the Curse changed over time, depending on the historical and social contexts, reflecting and refashioning the way blackness and blacks were perceived. In particular, two significant developments are uncovered. First, a curse of slavery, originally said to affect various dark-skinned peoples, was eventually applied most commonly to black Africans. Second, blackness, originally incidental to the curse, in time became part of the curse itself. Dark skin now became an intentional marker of servitude, the visible sign of the blacks’ degradation, and in the process deprecating black skin itself.
Book Synopsis Blotto, Twinks and the Conquistadors' Gold by : Simon Brett
Download or read book Blotto, Twinks and the Conquistadors' Gold written by Simon Brett and published by Constable. This book was released on 2023-05-25 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: font="+1"'A new Simon Brett is an event for mystery fans' P. D. James 'Simon Brett writes stunning detective stories. I would recommend them to anyone' Jilly Cooper 'Murder most enjoyable' Colin Dexter The two aristocratic siblings Blotto and Twinks are once again launched into another death-defying adventure, this time in the civil war-torn republic of Jalapeno, in Mexico. But how did they ever get to such a foreign and distant land in the first place? For Twinks it was an easy decision - to escape her mother's match-making attempts she sets out to visit her old friend, Begonia Guiteras, who lives in Jalapeno, which is fortuitously on the doorstep of an Aztec dig Twinks wants to work on. Unfortunately, her visit coincides with the War for Jalapeno Independence, headed by Colonel Henriquez Guiteras, Begonia's father. At the same time, Twinks's excavation of the Aztec site is revealing the exciting prospect of a hoard of Conquistadors' gold - but will taking it away from the burial ground unleash the dreaded Curse of Attatotalloss? Into this confusion stumbles Blotto, who only comes to Mexico as he's missing his sister. On being reunited with Twinks they then discover Begonia has been kidnapped by Mexican government forces and both set out to rescue her. This leads to many chases and challenges across the Mexican countryside, resulting in the capture of the twins where death by firing squad seems inevitable... but will trusty chauffeur Corky Froggett, as so very often in past adventures, be able to save the day? Praise for Simon Brett 'One of British crime's most assured craftsmen . . . Crime writing just like in the good old days, and perfect entertainment' Guardian 'Few crime writers are so enchantingly gifted' Sunday Times
Book Synopsis Secret Treasure of Oak Island by : D'Arcy O'Connor
Download or read book Secret Treasure of Oak Island written by D'Arcy O'Connor and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-08-24 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis The Curse of Oak Island by : Randall Sullivan
Download or read book The Curse of Oak Island written by Randall Sullivan and published by Atlantic Monthly Press. This book was released on 2018-12-11 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look into the history of a Canadian island rumored to hold buried treasure and of centuries of failed attempts to claim the riches. Updated with new material from the author In 1795, a teenager discovered a mysterious circular depression in the ground on Oak Island, in Nova Scotia, Canada, and ignited rumors of buried treasure. Early excavators uncovered a clay-lined shaft containing layers of soil interspersed with wooden platforms, but when they reached a depth of ninety feet, water poured into the shaft and made further digging impossible. Since then, the mystery of Oak Island’s “Money Pit” has enthralled generations of treasure hunters, including a Boston insurance salesman whose obsession ruined him; a young Franklin Delano Roosevelt; and film star Errol Flynn. Perplexing discoveries have ignited explorers’ imaginations: a flat stone inscribed in code; a flood tunnel draining from a man-made beach; a torn scrap of parchment; stone markers forming a huge cross. Swaths of the island were bulldozed looking for answers; excavation attempts have claimed two lives. Theories abound as to what’s hidden on Oak Island–pirates’ treasure, Marie Antoinette’s lost jewels, the Holy Grail, proof that Sir Francis Bacon was the true author of Shakespeare’s plays–yet to this day, the Money Pit remains an enigma. The Curse of Oak Island is a fascinating account of the strange, rich history of the island and the intrepid treasure hunters who have driven themselves to financial ruin, psychotic breakdowns, and even death in pursuit of answers. And as Michigan brothers Marty and Rick Lagina become the latest to attempt to solve the mystery, as documented on the History Channel’s television show The Curse of Oak Island, Sullivan takes readers along to follow their quest firsthand. Praise for The Curse of Oak Island “Sullivan writes with open-minded balance, rendering the Oak Island story into a weirdly fascinating mystery.” —Booklist “A definitive read for fans of the History Channel television show. Sullivan delves deeper into the history, personalities, and theories presented only briefly on the show. . . . The book is incredibly well researched and the presentation . . . is very readable. If you’ve watched The Curse of Oak Island and were frustrated that snippets and possibilities were left tantalizingly unexplored, this is the book for you.” —Heather Cover, Homewood Library (Birmingham, Alabama) “Sullivan isn’t writing about Oak Island the TV show; his subject is Oak Island the place, largely as seen and imagined by the show’s viewers. So, if you’ve ever been more entranced by the show’s long trips into history and theoretical island encounters across history, Sullivan’s book probably needs to be on your Christmas list.” —Starcasm
Book Synopsis History Lover's Guide to Austin, A by : Jason Weems
Download or read book History Lover's Guide to Austin, A written by Jason Weems and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-08 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Witness the rise of a metropolis from the tiny frontier outpost of Waterloo into a world leader in culture and technology. Discover the lost treasure of Shoal Creek in Pease Park or just a sense of inner peace amid the koi ponds and waterfalls of the Zilker Botanical Garden. Like the bats of Congress Avenue, navigate Austin neighborhoods by sound, taking cues from Stevie Ray Vaughan's beloved guitar and Angelina Eberly's city-saving cannon. Award-winning tour guide Jason Weems charts a course through Austin's heritage, treading the back streets stalked by a serial killer and the stately halls of the Texas State History Museum.
Book Synopsis The Tumbaga Saga by : Agustin Garcia Barneche
Download or read book The Tumbaga Saga written by Agustin Garcia Barneche and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-12 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second edition in color
Download or read book The Conquistadors written by Jean Descola and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-03-08 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Conquistadors (1954) examines the discovery of the New World of South America and the spread from the Caribbean islands of adventurers in search of gold. Through sword and fire and torture they found gold, and in the process destroyed the great civilisations of Mexico and Peru.
Book Synopsis Conquistador's Gold by : Thomas Patten
Download or read book Conquistador's Gold written by Thomas Patten and published by Booksurge Llc. This book was released on 2004-07 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Captain enters Guatemala with his team of treasure hunters. What he does not know is that government agents suspect a plot to steel national treasure. A Texas expedition also has the map. Headed by young James Stinner, his wife, an x-con, and a self-proclaimed soldier of fortune, close on the site. They find their fortunes, but greed turns to hate and then murder. The Captain's party is trapped between government army units and the desperate Texas group. Guatemalan Agents falsely think that they have foiled the attempt to steel national treasure and total recovery has been achieved. They accept their promotions and the glory. The Captain's party escapes but the sea proves to be their worst nemeses. The woman he loves proves his salvation but his best friend is doomed to a living death.
Book Synopsis Liberty Epic of Shadows by : L. A. Espriux
Download or read book Liberty Epic of Shadows written by L. A. Espriux and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-10-18 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liberty Epic of Shadows interweaves shades of the past, present, and future into a dynamic tapestry designed on global scale that spans centuries through a trail of human history beginning with the discovery of a New World. What is the connection between the rebirth of the Holy Roman Empire during the dynastic reign of the Spanish Hapsburgs and a small cotton mill town in twentieth century post industrial south? What is the lost meaning of Xeantee Aconee left behind by an obscure North American tribe of Indians and a present day monster named Westbaily? Are both fiendish embodiments of imminent judgment or messenger angels of deliverance? To the locals of 1960 Viet Nam era America, Liberty Swamp is a place laced with unknown dangers, manifesting imagined terror of life's inevitability, a place avoided through slumbered existence. But this epic is not just about fallen dynasties, repetitious wars, or chimeras of shadow. It weaves the mortal fabric of human experience into a lattice of concentric patterns that never really change. It unveils the defined origin of evil in human desire by comparing gifts from Mammon forged of weaker elements to the essence of things made from eternal substance provided by the architect of creation in the fullness of every season. At the twilight of his days, a man named David, reluctantly made a king of Israel, stands humble before the twelve tribes. This after the siege of Jesus, declared Jerusalem, a city dedicated to the God of Covenant, he bows his head and blesses the Lord of heaven and earth: "Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou reigns over all; and in your hand is power and might; and in your hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? For all things come from you and of your own have we given thee. For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding." 1 chronicles chapter 29 Verses 12-15
Download or read book Came Men on Horses written by Stan Hoig and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2012-10-15 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guided by myths of golden cities and worldly rewards, policy makers, conquistador leaders, and expeditionary aspirants alike came to the new world in the sixteenth century and left it a changed land. Came Men on Horses follows two conquistadors—Francisco Vázquez de Coronado and Don Juan de Oñate—on their journey across the southwest. Driven by their search for gold and silver, both Coronado and Oñate committed atrocious acts of violence against the Native Americans, and fell out of favor with the Spanish monarchy. Examining the legacy of these two conquistadors Hoig attempts to balance their brutal acts and selfish motivations with the historical significance and personal sacrifice of their expeditions. Rich human details and superb story-telling make Came Men on Horses a captivating narrative scholars and general readers alike will appreciate.
Book Synopsis Addison Cooke and the Treasure of the Incas by : Jonathan W. Stokes
Download or read book Addison Cooke and the Treasure of the Incas written by Jonathan W. Stokes and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Goonies meets Indiana Jones and James Patterson's Treasure Hunters in this funny, action-filled adventure series! Twelve-year-old Addison Cooke just wishes something exciting would happen to him. His aunt and uncle, both world-famous researchers, travel to the ends of the earth searching for hidden treasure, dodging dangerous robbers along the way, while Addison is stuck in school all day. Luckily for Addison, adventure has a way of finding the Cookes. After his uncle unearths the first ancient Incan clue needed to find a vast trove of lost treasure, he is kidnapped by members of a shadowy organization intent on stealing the riches. Addison’s uncle is the bandits’ key to deciphering the ancient clues and looting the treasure . . . unless Addison and his friends can outsmart the kidnappers and crack the code first. So it’s off to South America, where the excitement, danger, gold, booby traps, and car chases are never-ending! Full of laugh-out-loud moments and nonstop action, and perfect for fans of Indiana Jones or James Patterson’s Treasure Hunters series, Addison Cooke and the Treasure of the Incas is sure to strike gold with kid readers. Praise for Addison Cooke and the Treasure of the Incas "Combines the derring-do of Indiana Jones with a genuine archaeological mystery. Stokes brings a cinematic scope to the story. This lively debut promises more seat-of-the-pants thrills for readers who love adventure."--Booklist "Cinematic pacing and action drive the story, but it’s Addison and his friends who will keep readers engaged. Humor is never in short supply . . . and Addison’s endless optimism and irrepressible confidence in his own abilities are endearing. A solid start to a new series, with a conclusion that will leave readers hoping Addison and company return soon for another adventure."--School Library Journal "Addison is often one step ahead of the adults, but his lead is constantly threatened, building steady tension throughout the novel, screenwriter Stokes’s debut."--Publishers Weekly “What to give the kid who's read all the Harry Potter and Percy Jackson books? Try Addison Cooke...this fast-paced adventure will enthrall middle-grade readers and leave them wanting more."--Parents
Book Synopsis The Lost Treasure of the Aztec Kings by : Wyatt Liam Anderson
Download or read book The Lost Treasure of the Aztec Kings written by Wyatt Liam Anderson and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-08-14 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Texas billionaire explorer, an expedition into the unknown, Templars and a cursed Aztec gold mine. These are the ingredients that leads the reader on a roller-coaster ride in search of the legendary lost treasure of the Aztec Kings. Packed with breathtaking suspense and nerve-shredding action, The Lost Treasure of the Aztec Kings is a thrilling read for all fans of action, suspense, and intrigue. Join a cast of characters that will keep you entertained long into the night... Adventure awaits just one click away. Start reading this fantastic new series NOW! If you like Indiana Jones and Dan Brown's Robert Langdon novels, you will love this book.
Book Synopsis Divorcing the Devil by : Orlando Mora
Download or read book Divorcing the Devil written by Orlando Mora and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2014-07-02 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orlando Mora has seen it all, right from childhood up to adulthood, all the trials and hardships that any man could have possibly encountered. Growing up in an abusive family and being subjected to physical and emotional torment, Mora engages in a tale that will surely captivate the hearts of his readers. He started off as a verbally and physically abused child and grew up into a life of bondage, of addiction to alcohol, drugs, and other worldly pleasures. He became lost and hopeless, until one
Book Synopsis Serpent's Curse by : Mark T. Bradbury
Download or read book Serpent's Curse written by Mark T. Bradbury and published by . This book was released on 2013-10-03 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does a Mayan blood sacrifice of a tribal prince, Spanish treasure seekers exploring the Yucatan and two ferocious hurricanes almost three hundred years apart have in common? They're linked together by a series of brutal deaths spread across eight centuries, all tied into a most heinous relic thought lost in the bowels of the Earth. Serpent's Curse will take you on a visual nightmare of Good vs. Evil, so sit back and stay out of the water.
