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It started on a summer afternoon in 1795 when a young man named Daniel McGinnis found what appeared to be an old site on an island off the Acadian coast, a coastline fabled for the skullduggery of pirates. The notorious Captain Kidd was rumored to have left part of his treasure somewhere along here, and as McGinnis and two friends started to dig, they found what turned out to be an elaborately engineered shaft constructed of oak logs, nonindigenous coconut mats, and landfill that came to be known as the Money Pit.
Ever since that summer day in 1795, the possibility of what might be hidden in the depths of a small island off the south coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, has made it the site of the worlds longest, most expensive, and most perplexing treasure hunt. Author DArcy OConnor recounts the fascinating stories and amazing discoveries of past and current treasure seekers who have sought Oak Islands fabled treasure for over two hundred years. It has baffled scientists and madmen, scholars and idiots, millionaires and get-rich-quick schemers, psychics, engineers, charlatans, and even a former president of the United States. The island has consumed the fortunes-and in some cases, the lives-of those who have obsessively set out to unlock its secret. Despite all their efforts, the mystery remains unsolved, and not a single dime of treasure has ever been recovered.
The present-day search is an archaeological dig exceeding anything ever done anywhere for similar purposes, and it may well result in the discovery of one of the worlds richest and most historically significant treasures. But this is also the story of individuals who have dedicated years of their lives to discover what was buried long ago beneath this strange island. They are driven by a lust for gold, by archaeological curiosity, and by their determination to outwit the engineer who was responsible for the Oak Island enigma.
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DARCY OCONNOR is a Canadian freelance journalist, author, and screenwriter who has lived in Montreal, Argentina, Australia, New York, and Nova Scotia.
His fascination with Oak Island began in the summer of 1970 while he was a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and wrote a feature for that newspaper on the bizarre treasure hunt. He later wrote several follow-up articles on the subject for the Journal (the most recent in July 1987), and researched and coproduced several documentaries about Oak Island for U.S. and Canadian network television.
When hes not writing, Mr. OConnor pursues his other passionsailing. In the early 1970s he spent three years circling the globe as a deckhand, navigator, and skipper aboard various sailing yachts, while contributing to Yachting magazine and other publications.
Today Mr. OConnor divides his time between Montreal and (during the winter months) the Caribbean island of Grenada where he continues to write books and magazine articles. His most recent book is Montreals Irish Mafia: The True Story of the Infamous West End Gang (HarperCollins, 2014).
THE UPDATED RESEARCH that went into this book would not have been possible without the generous cooperation of Les MacPhie, Danny Hennigar, John Wonnacott, Craig Tester, and Rick Lagina. And for their past contributions I owe much to Dan Blankenship and the late David Tobias, Mel Chappell, Fred Nolan and Mildred Restall, who shared their years of involvement on Oak Island with me.
For her research and technical assistance, I especially have to thank my daughter Miranda OConnor; and for her excellent artwork, Ann Elsdon; and for her editorial guidance (and patience), my editor Stephanie Scott.
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