W. C. Jameson

Argues that John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Lincoln, was never captured, but instead may have escaped to live for decades after his supposed arrest continuing his acting career, marrying, and even having children.

The twenty-four tales in this book are of the most famous lost treasures in America, from a two-foot statue reportedly made entirely of silver (the ""Madonna""), to a cache of gold, silver, and jewelry that was rumored to also contain the first Bible in the Americas. What makes these tales even more compelling is that none of these known-to-be-lost treasures have been discovered, although modern detecting technology has made them eminently discoverable....