The Silver Madonna and Other Tales of America's Greatest Lost Treasures

by W.C. Jameson

Book Overview

The twenty-four tales in this book are of the most famous lost treasures in America, from a two-foot statue reportedly made entirely of silver (the "Madonna") and a cache of gold, silver, and jewelry that was rumored to also contain the first Bible in America to seventeen tons of gold--its value equal to the treasury of a mid-sized nation--buried somewhere in northwestern New Mexico. What makes these tales even more compelling is that none of these...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589798392
• ISBN13: 9781589798397
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.8"