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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.<br> 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 world’s longest, most expensive, and most perplexing treasure hunt. Author D’Arcy O’Connor recounts the fascinating stories and amazing discoveries of past and current treasure seekers who have sought Oak Island’s 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

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Author

O'Connor, D'Arcy; O'Connor, D'Arcy. Big dig

Publisher

Lyons Press; The Lyons Press; Brand: The Lyons Press

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9781592282791

Category

history

Subjects

History, Humanities

Rating

4.7 / 5 (182 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14