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Sto caricando le informazioni... Chasing the Thrill: Obsession, Death, and Glory in America's Most Extraordinary Treasure Huntdi Daniel Barbarisi
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"A full-throttle, first-person account of the treasure hunt set in motion by Forest Fenn--an eccentric art dealer and, some would say, robber baron--in 2010 that lasted a full decade and became the stuff of contemporary legend. When Forest Fenn was told he was going to die, he hid a chest full of jewels and gold in the wilderness and published a poem that contained a series of clues about the treasure's secret location. But he didn't die, and he wouldn't reveal the location. The wild hunt went on for another ten years. Daniel Barbarisi first learned of Fenn's hunt in 2017 when a friend began decoding the poem and convinced Barbarisi to catalogue his search. What began as a great story documenting the history of Fenn's treasure hunt--the rumors, characters, and pitfalls--quickly turned into a personal quest, as Barbarisi found himself on a sometimes reckless and possibly dead-end path, despite having a family at home. Over the course of the next three years, several searchers would die, endless controversies would erupt, and one anonymous unknown would find the ultimate prize. Rich with mystery, danger, and break-neck action, Barbarisi's account of the imagination and drive of desire, of obsession, and of a particularly unbridled adventure is pure gold on the page"-- Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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The steps are simple in theory, but try to imagine how this would play out. 1.) Own some kind of treasure that's legitimately valuable. 2.) Hide said treasure somewhere in the wild (officially and legally giving up ownership), and in such a way so that it reliably stays hidden indefinitely and is reasonably weatherproof. 3.) Announce your hidden treasure to would-be fortune-seekers in the form of clues and rules. 4.) Prepare for events to come undone in unpredictable ways, and more so the longer the hunt lasts.
Point #4 is what gives this books its subtitle "Obsession, Death, and Glory." The hunt's main architect, the wildly eccentric Forrest Fenn of Santa Fe, New Mexico, wasn't expecting to live much longer and with his legacy in mind he dreamed up one last exciting adventure. He assembled a literal treasure chest of some of his most prized collected artifacts. He then hid it somewhere "in the rocky mountains, north of Santa Fe." (