Excellent reference books on lost mines and treasures, signs and symbols, and shipwrecks
These books are required reading for the understanding of symbolism and how it was used by the Spanish to map the locations of their mines and shipwrecks in the New World.
OTHER REFERENCE BOOKS ON TREASURE SITES IN THE USA AND AROUND THE WORLD
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"Oklahoma Treasures and Treasure Tales"
Author - Steve Wilson Publisher - University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Publishing Division of the University
A rare, hard to find book, but an excellent reference guide.
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"Lost Bonanzas, Tales of the Legendary Lost Mines of the American West"
Author - Harry Sinclair Drago Publisher - Bramhall House, New York, New York
A great reference book for anyone hunting lost mines in the West
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"America's Lost Treasures"
Author - Michael Paul Henson Publisher - Unknown
Well researched. The author is very knowledgeable on lost treasure in America
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"Of Men and Gold, The History and Evidence of Spanish Gold Mines in the West"
Author - Stephen B. Shaffer Publisher - unknown
Excellent book. The author has done extensive field work on signs and symbols used by the Spanish
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"Fell's Complete Guide to Buried Treasure, Land & Sea"
Author - Lieut. Harry E. Rieseberg Publisher - Frederic Fell, Inc. New York, New York
A must for any treasure hunter's library
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"The Lost Treasure of Cocos Island"
Authors - Ralph Hancock and Julian A. Weston Publisher - Thomas Nelson & Sons, New York, Edinburgh and Toronto
A must for anyone interested in treasure stories of Costa Rica. This book is very hard to find but well worth the effort.
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"Golden Treasures of the San Juan"
Authors - Temple H. Cornelius and John B. Marshall Publisher - Swallow Press
Excellent book on lost mines and treasures of the South Western part of the U.S.A.
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