San Saba Treasure
Legends of Silver Creek
Inbunden, Engelska, 2019
Av David Lewis
309 kr
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In 1868, four treasure hunters from San Marcos, Texas, searched for a lost mine on the San Saba River, near today's Menard. It was popularized as folklore in J. Frank Dobie's treasure legend classic Coronado's Children. One hundred and fifty years later, a descendant of one of those four men set out to discover the history behind the legend. This book recounts that search, from the founding of the ill-fated 1757 mission on the San Saba River up to the last attempt, in 1990, to find the treasure in this particular legend. It describes Jim Bowie, a fake treasure map industry, murder trials, a rattlesnake dancer, fortunes lost, a very long Texas cave, and surprising twists to the story popularized by Dobie.The book will not lead anyone to the legendary ten-thousand pounds of silver, but it will open a treasure trove of Texas history and the unique characters who hunted the fabulous riches.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2019-01-03
- Mått140 x 216 x undefined mm
- Vikt499 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieTexas Folklore Society Extra Book
- Antal sidor240
- FörlagUniversity of North Texas Press,U.S.
- ISBN9781574417357