I actually read this one aloud to my eighteen-year-old son, and he sat captivated by this tale. Jameson and his friends set out to find the site and the tale that unfolds will mesmerize you. The third convinced of a curse shared these details with Jameson. Jameson shares details about a group of young men who found a cave with stacks of gold bars. Another adventure I enjoyed was The Curse. He conveys the tale in such a way, that you can feel yourself lying there with him between the strawberries bushes, climbing the hills and getting up close and personal with a snake. Jameson shares with us his first treasure hunt. One of my favorite chapters was Guadalupe Mountain Gold. The bits and pieces of history entwined in the stories were interesting and I found myself sharing these adventures with my family and friends. The wealth they obtained and the treasure they sometimes were forced to leave behind was fascinating. Jameson and his team have been shot at, bitten, threatened and have looked death in the eye. Each chapter depicts a specific quest and the events that occurred. I immediately felt like I was a part of his posse in search of lost treasure. Jameson’s writing style grabs you from page one. I absolutely immersed myself in this memoir. In his memoir Treasure Hunter, Jameson shares with us his treasure hunting adventures. I would love to sit down and have a drink with this man just think of the stories he could share. The list of credits to his name is impressive. He has been interviewed by the History Channel, PBS, Travel Channel and Dateline. He consulted for the television show Unsolved Mysteries and was an advisor for the film, National Treasure. He has over 70 books, 1500 essays and 300 songs published. Jameson’s is an award-winning author with an impressive biography. This memoir offers a close hand look at the challenges, danger, and excitement that treasure hunters face. I have always enjoyed watching and reading about history, conspiracies, mysteries and lost treasure.This book contains all of these elements. Jameson is a fascinating look at the adventures of a modern-day treasure hunter. These riveting stories, told with humor and candor, are a portal to another time, and are a testament to the spirited independence of risk-takers, a few of whom still exist in what we think of as the modern age. Jameson and his partners piece together centuries-old histories through documents, maps, and stories passed down from one generation to the next, facing life-threatening danger time and again. Jameson's account of one intrepid man's efforts to find the lost treasures of North America and beyond. "There are not many left, we dreamers and wanderers.We are a breed of men addicted to danger, adventure, and the quest." Thus begins W.C.
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