Description: In 1868, four treasure hunters from San Marcos, Texas, searched for a lost mine on the San Saba River, near today’s Menard. It was popularized as folklore in J. Frank Dobie’s treasure legend classic Coronado’s Children. One hundred and fifty years later, a descendant of one of those four men set out to discover the history behind the legend. This book recounts that search, from the founding of the ill-fated 1757 mission on the San Saba River up to the last attempt, in 1990, to find the treasure in this particular legend. It describes Jim Bowie, a fake treasure map industry, murder trials, a rattlesnake dancer, fortunes lost, a very long Texas cave, and surprising twists to the story popularized by Dobie. The book will not lead anyone to the legendary ten-thousand pounds of silver, but it will open a treasure trove of Texas history and the unique characters who hunted the fabulous riches.
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Binding: Hardcover
Book Title: San Saba Treasure : Legends of Silver Creek
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Item Height: 1.1 in
Publication Year: 2019
Topic: Mining, Special Interest / Adventure, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Folklore & Mythology
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Travel, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, History
Item Weight: 17.6 Oz
Item Length: 8.6 in
Author: David Lewis
Item Width: 5.8 in
Book Series: Texas Folklore Society Extra Book Ser.
Format: Hardcover
