Treasure of the Seas, James De Mille 1872 1st edition, vintage RARE Oak Island

Description: Treasure of the Seas by James De Mille 1872 1st edition, vintage RARE copy HC This vintage hardcover book is in very good condition, with no dust jacket included. Interesting 1895 calligraphic inscription to previous owner. Book shows some very light shelf wear, a few small defects are evident, but all around nice clean copy. Pages crisp and unmarked, slightly discolored with age, spine unbroken, tight binding. Please examine all photos closely for condition detail, and don't hesitate to reach out with any questions you may have before purchase. Thanks for shopping with Muse Bandit Books, and I hope you find refuge in a good book today! Ships free via USPS Media Mail, shipping upgrades available upon request. Fiction by a Canadian novelist. A very interesting early work presenting the legend of the Oak Island mystery in the context of an adventure by three boys. Oak Island is a 57-hectare (140-acre) privately owned island in Lunenburg County on the south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. The tree-covered island is one of about 360 small islands in Mahone Bay and rises to a maximum of 11 meters (36 feet) above sea level. The island is located 200 meters (660 feet) from shore and connected to the mainland by a causeway and gate. The island is best known for various theories about possible buried treasure or historical artifacts, and the associated exploration. For more than a century and a half, there have been investigations and excavations on Oak Island. There are a large number of theories about what might be buried or concealed on the Island. Areas of interest on the island include a location known as the Money Pit, a formation of boulders called "Nolan's Cross", the beach at "Smith's Cove", and a triangle-shaped "Swamp".The Money pit area has been repeatedly excavated. Critics argue that there is no treasure and that the Money Pit is a natural phenomenon. There are many 19th-century accounts of Oak Island, but some are conflicting or biased. Further, physical evidence from the initial excavations is unavailable. A basic summary of the history of the pit is as follows: In 1857, there appeared newspaper accounts of a group digging for the treasure of the pirate Captain Kidd on Oak Island. In 1862, treasure hunter J.B. McCully of Truro, Nova Scotia wrote that the early settlers of the Oak Island area had brought with them a story of a dying sailor of Captain Kidd's crew claiming that 2 million pounds value in treasure had been buried on an island. McCully further claimed that in the early days of settlement, a "Mr. McGinnis" while scouting a location for a farm had happened upon a depression in the earth which was consistent with the "Captain Kidd" story. With the assistance of a "Smith" and "Vaughn", McCully claimed that McGinnis excavated the depression and discovered a layer of flagstones two feet below. As they dug down they discovered layers of logs at about every 10 feet (3.0 m). They were said to have abandoned the excavation at 30 feet (9.1 m) due to the people of the area refusing to assist in the digging based on "superstitious dread". In 1863, an investor in the Oak Island diggings named Paul Phy claimed that "McGinnis" was the first settler on Oak Island and had discovered the "depression" around 1799. Investigator Joe Nickell reviewed the original accounts and interviews with McGinnis descendants and other descendants of the original Oak Island land owners. While later sources asserted that the treasure had been discovered by three young boys, he asserted that the story was of three adult lot owners who discovered the depression on the island and began digging.

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Location: Portland, Oregon

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