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The lost tomb : and other real-life stories of bones, burials, and murder / Douglas Preston ; foreword by David Grann.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : GCP, 2023Edition: First editionDescription: xviii, 299 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781538741221
  • 1538741229
  • 9781538759332
  • 1538759330
  • 9781538759356
  • 1538759357
Uniform titles:
  • Articles. Selections
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Contents:
Foreword / by David Grann -- Introduction / by Douglas Preston -- A buried treasure -- The monster of Florence -- The skeletons at the lake -- The skiers at Dead Mountain -- The skeleton on the riverbank -- The mystery of Oak Island -- The mystery of Sandia Cave -- The mystery of Hell Creek -- The Clovis Point con -- Trial by fury -- Skeletons in the closet -- Cannibals of the canyon -- The lost tomb.
Summary: "What's it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that's been sealed for thousands of years? What horrifying secret was found among the prehistoric ruins of the American Southwest? Who really was the infamous the Monster of Florence? Douglas Preston's journalistic explorations have taken him from the haunted country of Italy to the jungles of Honduras. He was granted exclusive journalistic access to the largest tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, broke the story of an extraordinary mass grave of animals killed by the asteroid impact that ended the Cretaceous period and caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, and explored what lay hidden in the booby-trapped Money Pit on Oak Island. When he hasn't been co-authoring bestselling thrillers featuring FBI Agent Pendergast, Preston has been writing about some of the world's strangest and most dramatic mysteries. The Lost Tomb brings together an astonishing and compelling collection of true stories about buried treasure, enigmatic murders, lost tombs, bizarre crimes, and other fascinating tales of the past and present"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 930.1 P937 Available 33111011106420
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God , presents the jaw-dropping discovery of a vast Egyptian tomb containing dozens of sealed burial chambers, as well as recounting tales of pirate treasure, mysterious deaths, archaeological mysteries, and more...



What's it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that's been sealed for thousands of years? Where might a blocked doorway or newly excavated corridor lead? And what might this stupendous tomb reveal about the most powerful pharaoh in Egyptian history?



From the jungles of Honduras to macabre archaeological sites in the American Southwest, Douglas Preston's journalistic explorations have taken him across the globe. He broke the story of an extraordinary mass grave of animals killed by the asteroid impact that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, he explored what lay hidden in the booby-trapped Money Pit on Oak Island, and he roamed the haunted hills of Italy in search of the Monster of Florence. When he hasn't been co-authoring bestselling thrillers featuring FBI Agent Pendergast, Preston has been writing about some of the world's strangest and most dramatic mysteries.



The Lost Tomb brings together an astonishing and compelling collection of true stories about buried treasure, enigmatic murders, lost tombs, bizarre crimes, and other fascinating tales of the past and present.

Foreword / by David Grann -- Introduction / by Douglas Preston -- A buried treasure -- The monster of Florence -- The skeletons at the lake -- The skiers at Dead Mountain -- The skeleton on the riverbank -- The mystery of Oak Island -- The mystery of Sandia Cave -- The mystery of Hell Creek -- The Clovis Point con -- Trial by fury -- Skeletons in the closet -- Cannibals of the canyon -- The lost tomb.

"What's it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that's been sealed for thousands of years? What horrifying secret was found among the prehistoric ruins of the American Southwest? Who really was the infamous the Monster of Florence? Douglas Preston's journalistic explorations have taken him from the haunted country of Italy to the jungles of Honduras. He was granted exclusive journalistic access to the largest tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, broke the story of an extraordinary mass grave of animals killed by the asteroid impact that ended the Cretaceous period and caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, and explored what lay hidden in the booby-trapped Money Pit on Oak Island. When he hasn't been co-authoring bestselling thrillers featuring FBI Agent Pendergast, Preston has been writing about some of the world's strangest and most dramatic mysteries. The Lost Tomb brings together an astonishing and compelling collection of true stories about buried treasure, enigmatic murders, lost tombs, bizarre crimes, and other fascinating tales of the past and present"-- Provided by publisher.

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