The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World's Longest

The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World's Longest Treasure Hunt

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 Islandâ€™s â€œMoney Pitâ€ has enthralled generations of treasure hunters, including a Boston insurance salesman whose obsession ruined him; young Franklin Delano Roosevelt; and film star Errol Flynn. Perplexing discoveries have ignited explorersâ€™ 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 whatâ€™s hidden on Oak Islandâ€”piratesâ€™ treasure, Marie Antoinetteâ€™s lost jewels, the Holy Grail, proof that Sir Francis Bacon was the true author of Shakespeareâ€™s playsâ€”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 Channelâ€™s television show The Curse of Oak Island, Sullivan takes readers along to follow their quest firsthand.
Country USA
Manufacturer Atlantic Monthly Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2022-04-12
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Atlantic Monthly Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2022-04-12
Format	Kindle eBook

The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World's Longest Treasure Hunt

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