02922cam a2200337 i 4500 508673418 TxAuBib 20210816120000.0 201021s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020039356 9780525656173 $28.00 0525656170 $28.00 (OCoLC)1196175363 TxAuBib rda Barbarisi, Daniel,. Chasing the thrill : obsession, death, and glory in America's most extraordinary treasure hunt / Daniel Barbarisi. First edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021. ℗2021. 348 pages : map ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "This is a Borzoi book" -- title page verso. You can't take it with you -- Detective work -- From Coronado to Oak Island -- In the den of Forrest Fenn -- A delightful masquerade -- Fennboree -- Death comes to the hunt -- Back on the hunt, out with the best -- The blogs, and what they said about Forrest Fenn -- A famous family, a fabulous treasure -- The rise of the Fenntubers -- Beep's revelation -- The Candyman's conspiracy -- In the crosshairs -- Fortune and glory -- The next best thing to finding a treasure. "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"-- Provided by publisher. 20210816. Fenn, Forrest. Treasure hunt (Game) United States. Outdoor recreation United States.