Hidden Treasures of Ancient American Cultures

Hidden Treasures of Ancient American Cultures
Author: John Heinerman
Publisher: Cedar Fort
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781555175191

Weaves together a riveting story of ancient American cultures. the author's careful research is enhanced by his personal anecdotes.

Lost Treasures of American History

Lost Treasures of American History
Author: W.C. Jameson
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2006-10-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 1589796322

With his storyteller's gift, Jameson relates episodes from early explorers through the colonial period, the Civil War, the settling of the West, and the roaring 1920s. As a professional treasure hunter, he has followed the trails of many of the lost mines and buried treasures he describes. Sample treasures include Sir Francis Drake Treasure, Benedict Arnold Treasure, Lafayette's Sunken Riches, Maryland's Lost Silver Mine, The Wandering Confederate Treasury, Lost Treasure of the Gray Ghost, Oklahoma Outlaw Cache, and Lost Spanish Gold in the Sandia Mountains.

America's Ancient Treasures

America's Ancient Treasures
Author: Franklin Folsom
Publisher:
Total Pages: 496
Release: 1993
Genre: Archaeological museums and collections
ISBN:

New edition of a guide to visiting US and Canadian archaeological sites and museums of prehistoric Indian life.

American Treasures

American Treasures
Author: Stephen Puleo
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2016-08-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1250065747

The dramatic, never-before-told stories behind the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Gettysburg Address: America's crown jewels that define its commitment to freedom.

Saving America's Treasures

Saving America's Treasures
Author: Dwight Young
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2001
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

Showcases some of America's priceless historical artifacts, documents, and sites that, because of neglect, age, or lack of funding, are in danger of being lost forever.

Treasures of the Andes

Treasures of the Andes
Author: Jeffrey Quilter
Publisher: Duncan Baird Publishers
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN:

Centuries before the Incas, a number of advanced cultures flourished in the Andes. This beautifully illustrated study examines the rise and fall of these different peoples, and their magnificent legacy of design and craftsmanship. Surviving artifacts show incredible skill and sophistication, from exquisitely detailed textiles, ceramics, and metalwork to spectacular architectural sites. Tracing the connections between symbolism and belief, art, and myth, Treasures of the Andes sets the riches of South America in their historical and regional context and restores an important missing piece in the jigsaw puzzle of the world's great civilizations.

Buried Treasures of the American Southwest

Buried Treasures of the American Southwest
Author: W. C. Jameson
Publisher: august house
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1989
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780874830828

Collects legends and lore of buried treasure in the American Southwest, with maps showing locations