Buried Treasures of the Appalachians

by W.C. Jameson

Book Overview

Readers learn that indeed some of the gold has been found, and this should motivate them to get lucky and search on their own. -School Library Journal

A cedar chest that had been packed with gold coins robbed from a bank just south of Lexington, Kentucky in 1860 was recovered 50 years later by a fishing guide at King's Mill Pond. Only a handful of coins were left in the chest, which had mostly rotted away. Is the rest settled...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874831261
• ISBN13: 9780874831269
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: August House Publishers
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 12

Customer Reviews

A reader can't go wrong buying Jameson

This book has always made me pine a little for the eastern states. If you are in that area and looking for some weekend fun buy this book. You'll find a lot of excuses to get away from the television and tromp around in the woods.