'The Oak Island Mystery' - Reginald V. Harris, 1958, 2nd ed. RARE and collectable.
Oak Island remains a comp[elling mystrery. For 200 years, historians and treasure hunters have sought to learn who was responsible for major excavation work on this small island off Nova Scotia and to recover whatever valuables might have been buried in 'the money pit'.
From the blurb:
"Since 1795, when a Nova Scotia farmboy chanced upon what he suspected was the location of buried pirate treasure, fortune hunters from all over the world have risked their lives and savings in attempts to recover whatever may be buried on this small island on Mahone Bay. And yet, to this day, all attempts have been futile. Dozens of shafts and tunnels have been dug, sophisticated drilling and pumping equipment has been specially designed and put into use. But strangely enough, the mystery of Oak Island continues to defy experts and amateurs alike. What is buried beneath Oak Island? Captain Kidd buying s bounty? The Holy Grail? Inca Gold? The treasures of the lost civilization of Atlantis? Nobody knows .yet. In 1958, when Reginald Harris completed the first edition of this book, he had no idea of the impact the book would have on this 170-year treasure hunt.
With the revision of the book in 1967, Harris became the focal point of interest in the subject. The last attempt at solving the mystery, headed by Daniel Blankenship and financed by a new syndicate, had just gotten under way and is the last expedition described in this book. From the preface The great success of the first edition, the discovery of new facts and the need for adding an account of more recent efforts to recover the treasure have led to this second edition and the almost complete revision of the story."
An extremely valuable addition to the collection anyone curious about (or addicted to) the Oak Island mystery!
[The Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1958, 2nd ed. (1967). Hardback w/red boards, no dj, fading cover/spine, otherwise condition VG, unmarked, tight, clean, b&w photos, indexed, 209 pp.]
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Product code: The Oak Island Mystery - buying Reginald V. Harris, 1958, 2nd ed. RARE