Oak Island and the Search for the Buried Treasure

Joann Hamilton-Barry

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ISBN: 9781771083423

Oak Island and the Search for the Buried Treasure

  Author:   Joann Hamilton-Barry    
  Publisher:  Nimbus Publishing

Are Shakespeare’s lost manuscripts buried deep in the notorious Money Pit? Do booby traps conceal the Holy Grail of the Knights Templar or Blackbeard’s pirate loot? The mystery of Oak Island’s rumoured treasure has stumped explorers and researchers for over two hundred years. In this fascinating nonfiction account, librarian Joann Hamilton-Barry introduces young readers to the treasures rumoured to be hidden on Nova Scotia’s famous question mark-shaped island and the curious adventurers who sought it out.

With over 50 maps, photographs, and artefacts, highlighted by educational sidebars, this accessible, entertaining book takes readers from the island’s first treasure hunters to present-day adventurers, and shares tales of pirate gold, mysterious messages, and the famous Oak Island curse.

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ISBN associated with this title: 9781771083423
Item NB1180
PublisherNimbus Publishing
PublisherNimbus Publishing
Published on September 17 2015
Language eng
Pages 88
Format Paperback
Dimensions8.5(in) x 6.75(in)
Shipping weight200(g)
Status ACTIVE TITLE
Joann Hamilton-Barry is a librarian in Saint John, New Brunswick, and the author of There Be Pirates!, the Hackmatack Award-shortlisted Oak Island and the Search for Buried Treasure, and Boldly Canadian: the story of the RCMP. She enjoys cooking and reading but her favourite activity is walking her dog with her husband and best friend, Nick Barry. Joann is the proud mother of two grown children, Alex and Hope.

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"Hamilton-Barry's volume is a gift to all Canadians for it provides a well-researched, up-to-date portrait of the history, biology, behaviour, and future of the NARW with special attention to Canadian waters and efforts to study and conserve the species. The book contains numerous colour photographs, maps, and some archival images reproduced in their original black and white." —Canadian Review of Materials (Winnipeg, MB)
  

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Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Awards (English Non-Fiction)