01961cam a2200313 i 4500 435656920 TxAuBib 20200904120000.0 191010s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019303642 TxAuBib rda Sullivan, Randall,. The curse of Oak Island : the story of the world's longest treasure hunt / Randall Sullivan. Story of the world's longest treasure hunt. First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition. New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2018. 410 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "As documented on History's television show"--Dust jacket flap. Maps on lining papers. Since 1795 there have been rumors of buried treasure on Oak Island, in Nova Scotia, Canada. Early excavators uncovered a clay-lined shaft containing layers of soil interspersed with wooden platforms; when they reached a depth of ninety feet, water poured into the shaft and made further digging impossible. Subsequent explorers discovered a flat stone inscribed in code; a flood tunnel draining from a man-made beach; a torn scrap of parchment; stone markers forming a huge cross. Excavation attempts have claimed two lives. Sullivan explores the history of the island and the treasure hunters who have found only financial ruin, psychotic breakdowns, and even death in pursuit of answers, as he follows Marty and Rick Lagina's attempt to solve the mystery. -- adapted from jacket. 20200904. Treasure troves Nova Scotia Oak Island (Lunenburg) History. Oak Island Treasure Site (N.S.) History. Oak Island (Lunenburg, N.S.) History. Lunenburg (N.S.) History.