Shadow of the Sentinel One Man's Quest to Find the Hidden Treasure of the Confederacy

Name: Shadow of the Sentinel One Man's Quest to Find the Hidden Treasure of the Confederacy
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ISBN: 9781416591160

ISBN-10: 1416591168

ISBN-13: 9781416591160

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Authors: Warren Getler, Bob Brewer

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As a boy growing up in rural Arkansas, Bob Brewer often heard from his uncle and his great-uncle about a particular tree in the woods, the "Bible Tree," filled with strange carvings. Years later he would learn that this tree was carved with symbols associated with the Knights of the Golden Circle, a Civil Warera secret society that had buried gold coins and other treasure in various remote locations across the South and Southwest in hopes of someday funding a second War Between the States. These secret caches were guarded by sentinels, men whose responsibility it was to watch and protect these sites. To his astonishment, Bob discovered that both his uncle and his great-uncle had been…

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List price: $22.95
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 1/14/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

Warren Getler is an investigative journalist based in Washington, D.C. Previously he has been a New York-based financial reporter for The Wall Street Journal and a London and Frankfurt correspondent of the International Herald Tribune.

Bob Brewer is a U.S. Navy Vietnam War veteran who grew up in Hatfield, Arkansas. Since retiring from the Navy, he has returned to Arkansas to devote his time to investigating the mysteries of the Knights of the Golden Circle.



Preface



The Effigy



The Education of a Confederate Code-Breaker



Knights of the Golden Circle



Coming Home: A Gold-Filled Legacy



The KGC: The Hidden History



Retracing History in the Arkansas Woods



Jesse James, KGC Field Commander



The Hunt Extends to Oklahoma



The Wolf Map



The Wolf Emerges



The Empty Pit



The Lost Dutchman Legend



A Confederate Fort Knox in Arizona?



Off to Arizona



Threats from Above



The Template: Walking the Lines



Evidence in the Ground



Arkansas: The Sentinel's Treasure


Epilogue -- The European Connection


Notes


Index