W. C Jameson

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...

Pat Garrett, the sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico, claimed responsibility for the death of the notorious outlaw, Billy the Kid. This charge would not be his first lie, nor would it be his last, but it would be, by far, the most prominent. In a departure from the overwhelming literature that takes lawman Pat Garrett's story, that he killed The Kid in a happenstance meeting in an isolated cabin, as historical truth, W.C. Jameson presents evidence...

With his storyteller's gift, Jameson relates episodes from early explorers through the colonial period, the Civil War, the settling of the West, and the roaring 1920s. As a professional treasure hunter, he has followed the trails of many of the lost mines and buried treasures he describes. Sample treasures include Sir Francis Drake Treasure, Benedict Arnold Treasure, Lafayette's Sunken Riches, Maryland's Lost Silver Mine, The Wandering Confederate...

Leading the reader through a series of amazing coincidences and details, this book presents startling evidence that John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Lincoln, was never captured but escaped to live for decades, continue his acting career, marry, and have children. Compelling and revealing information in the form of papers and diaries has recently been found in private collections, materials that provide greater insight into the events leading...

"For generations, people all over the world have been fascinated and enthralled by tales and legends of lost mines and buried treasures. North America has served as a setting for hundreds of stories of fortune won and lost, fantastical discoveries of riches beyond belief, and myths about cities of gold. Every now and then one of these treasures is found or a site is identified that stirs the imagination and results in a mad rush of enthusiasts seeking...

Jameson takes readers along vicariously on some of his many treasure hunting adventures.

"Features prominent Old West outlaws and the lawmen who brought them to justice"--