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The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar: Solving the Oak Island Mystery Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 971.623
EAN: 9780892817108
ISBN: 0892817100
Label: Destiny Books
Manufacturer: Destiny Books
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 304
Publication Date: 1999-02-01
Publisher: Destiny Books
Product Release Date: 1999-02-01
Studio: Destiny Books
Dewey Decimal Number: 971.623
EAN: 9780892817108
ISBN: 0892817100
Label: Destiny Books
Manufacturer: Destiny Books
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 304
Publication Date: 1999-02-01
Publisher: Destiny Books
Product Release Date: 1999-02-01
Studio: Destiny Books
Editorial Review of The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar: Solving the Oak Island Mystery
A compelling argument that connects the lost treasure of the Knights Templar to the mysterious money pit on Oak Island, Nova Scotia, that has baffled treasure hunters for two centuries
• Fascinating occult detective work linking the Cathars, the Scottish Masons, and Renne-le-Chateau to the elusive treasure pit on Oak Island
• Draws on new evidence recently unearthed in Italy, France, and Scotland to provide a compelling solution to one of the world's most enduring mysteries
When the Order of Knights Templar was ruthlessly dissolved in 1307 by King Philip the Fair of France it possessed immense wealth and political power, yet none of the treasure the Templars amassed has ever been found. Their treasure is rumored to contain artifacts of spiritual significance retrieved by the order during the Crusades, including the genealogies of David and Jesus and documents that trace these bloodlines into the royal bloodlines of Merovingian France.
Placing a Scottish presence in the New World a century before Columbus, Steven Sora paints a credible scenario that has the Sinclair clan of Scotland transporting the wealth of the Templars--entrusted to them as the Masonic heirs of the order--to a remote island off the shores of present-day Nova Scotia. The mysterious money pit there is commonly believed to have been built before 1497 and has guarded its secret contents tenaciously despite two centuries of determined efforts to unearth it. All of these efforts (one even financed by American president Franklin Delano Roosevelt) have failed, thanks to an elaborate system of booby traps, false beaches, hidden drains, and other hazards of remarkable ingenuity and technological complexity.
Customer Reviews of The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar: Solving the Oak Island Mystery
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: History,Fact,Speculation,Logic Deduction,Conspiracy,Legend,Fantasy, a bit of everything---you decide.
Review:
I grew up in Nova Scotia,not far from Oak Island and have been interested in the mysterious money pit since the 1950's.Since those days, there has been a continual stream of events,searchings and reports of attempts to solve,evidence reported,stories and books written;but the solution to the mystery is as elusive,but enticing as it was when the search first commenced in 1795.
Several years ago, I became interested in the Knights Templar and the history of their times, as well as the connections with the present day Freemasons and many other secret societies. One doesn't research much about these things without soon discovering the interconnections that endlessly appear.
Is it all nonsense? Absolutely not.The Knights Templar were real.They were persecuted,many secret societies were formed,and still exist,great treasures have disappeared,while present day Freemasons claim they originated in England in 1717 ,and have no connections with past Masonry,there are many things that suggest otherwise,Freemasonry played a prominent part in the formation of America and many important people were members,the Skull and Bones Society is very real,there is ample
evidence that visits were made to North America at least as far back as the Vikings and and ongoing for centuries before Columbus.As North America developed,Europeans used their placenames,personalities and language for naming everything in this "New Land."Many of these names are from times well before Columbus and many are from the countries,and influencial people of those times.The Sinclairs were very real,very influencial,and Roslin cathedral exists,Sinclair was intimately involved with the Templars and Masons;and there seems to be a lot of evidence that he was involved with voyages to Nova Scotia.
There were great conflicts between religions,countries and societies,all of whom had many reasons for doing things in secret and creating reams of misinformation .
In this book, Sora covers all these things and tried to solve some of the mysteries and deduce just who might have constructed the Money Pit on Oak Island.All this history could,and in fact does,fill hundreds of volumes.What Sora does is try to show in 250 pages,what could be the solution to the mystery and why.
While I don't think he has come up with anything really new or original;he has produced a book that is pretty good at introducing it all in a limited summary.
It is obvious ,he has done a lot of research of published material and gives a lot of references for someone who wasnt to read further. However;he has only scratched the surface and limits his references to those that support his arguments.
A search of the web under" Oak Island Money Pit " will give much more information,photographs and opinions.
So,with all this,Sora has put together a good book on the subject,that is a great introduction to many unsolved "secrets";but in the end;all I can do is refer you back to my "Title"
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A LETDOWN! Speculative! More of a "Conspiracy Theory"
Review: This book is a bit of a stretch if you are looking for FACTS.
It is more of a hodge-podge of fact and fiction leaving the reader with a convoluted mess that is hard to pick through. Speculation abounds and creative license is plentiful in this work.
Although an entertaining read, it presents many very interesting opinions, there are not supportive texts, archeological finds or historical proofs.
Please do enjoy if you are looking for fantasy, historical fiction or could-have-been storylines, but this book is NOT FACT as it is advertised.
If taken as a work of FICTION, this is a fairly good read, but as advertised, it is a poor excuse for history.
So, It would be an average read as fiction, but must be marked down a little due to the fact that it is purported to be fact. This is how I arrive at a 2 out of 5.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Lost Treasure a great find as is Swords at Sunset
Review: Carefully researched and thought-provoking, The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar offers compelling evidence that the Holy Grail was spirited to North America - more specifically Oak Island in Canada. As such, it should really be read alongside Swords at Sunset by Michael Bradley, as Bradley's book establishes that the Holy Grail was and perhaps still is in Niagara, Ontario and Quebec and Vermont along with much of the Atlantic seaboard. This alone is a compelling reason to read this remarkable book. Also, I've come across a number of reviews suggesting Swords at Sunset be read in tandem with The Da Vinci Code. Now I understand why. I had the pleasure of reading this remarkable book recently and was captivated by Bradley's well framed argument that the Knights Templar brought Holy Grail refugess, descendents of Jesus, to North America long before Columbus ever set foot here. Then I learned that Bradley was a researcher behind the Da Vinci Code movie. The Da Vinci Code book and movie are both highly enjoyable. But what's really fascinating is Bradley's non-fiction book putting the Grail in Canada and the United States centuries ago. I learned a great deal. You should also check out Bradley's great new Grail novel The Magdalene Mandala. All of these books are highly recommended for anyone interested in the Holy Grail.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: The Knights Templar
Review: I put off reading about the KT's involvement with the Oak Island mystery simply because it is a path whose foot steps are difficult to verify never mind follow. Historically steep. So how does Sora do it? I found it to be an enjoyable read, fact filled and well written. How would anyone verify what he is saying or rather the facts he presents? To take his books contents on face value would be to say whats buried on Oak Island is KT related. I reccommend it to any Oak Island enthusiast as its an important angle to the Oak Island mystery needed to be understood. If you're a skeptic I would buy it so you can have something else to poo poo about..Oh what a minute one of the skeptics already has written a review poo poing the book...good for you!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Scottish Masons Hid Templar Treasures at Oak Island in Pre-Columbian Times
Review: That about sums up the author's thesis; the rest of the book is a poorly edited, rehashing of the tired Holy Blood, Holy Grail myth. The author clearly possesses a strong belief in the Priory of Sion, the bloodline of Jesus Christ, and other such nonsense, and uses this venue to air his enthusiasms. Unfortunately, only about 100 pages of this 250+ page book is actually about the Oak Island mystery. To his credit, the author does present a valid theory of the origins of the treasure but unforunately stops there. Just as he gets the story rolling and the reader's excitement bubbling he charts another course and veers away from his thesis. In the end, the reader is left to try and assemble for himself a puzzle that spans about four continents, 3,000 years, and countless secret societies.
Get this one at your local library if you're really interested.
Review Summary: History,Fact,Speculation,Logic Deduction,Conspiracy,Legend,Fantasy, a bit of everything---you decide.
Review:
I grew up in Nova Scotia,not far from Oak Island and have been interested in the mysterious money pit since the 1950's.Since those days, there has been a continual stream of events,searchings and reports of attempts to solve,evidence reported,stories and books written;but the solution to the mystery is as elusive,but enticing as it was when the search first commenced in 1795.
Several years ago, I became interested in the Knights Templar and the history of their times, as well as the connections with the present day Freemasons and many other secret societies. One doesn't research much about these things without soon discovering the interconnections that endlessly appear.
Is it all nonsense? Absolutely not.The Knights Templar were real.They were persecuted,many secret societies were formed,and still exist,great treasures have disappeared,while present day Freemasons claim they originated in England in 1717 ,and have no connections with past Masonry,there are many things that suggest otherwise,Freemasonry played a prominent part in the formation of America and many important people were members,the Skull and Bones Society is very real,there is ample
evidence that visits were made to North America at least as far back as the Vikings and and ongoing for centuries before Columbus.As North America developed,Europeans used their placenames,personalities and language for naming everything in this "New Land."Many of these names are from times well before Columbus and many are from the countries,and influencial people of those times.The Sinclairs were very real,very influencial,and Roslin cathedral exists,Sinclair was intimately involved with the Templars and Masons;and there seems to be a lot of evidence that he was involved with voyages to Nova Scotia.
There were great conflicts between religions,countries and societies,all of whom had many reasons for doing things in secret and creating reams of misinformation .
In this book, Sora covers all these things and tried to solve some of the mysteries and deduce just who might have constructed the Money Pit on Oak Island.All this history could,and in fact does,fill hundreds of volumes.What Sora does is try to show in 250 pages,what could be the solution to the mystery and why.
While I don't think he has come up with anything really new or original;he has produced a book that is pretty good at introducing it all in a limited summary.
It is obvious ,he has done a lot of research of published material and gives a lot of references for someone who wasnt to read further. However;he has only scratched the surface and limits his references to those that support his arguments.
A search of the web under" Oak Island Money Pit " will give much more information,photographs and opinions.
So,with all this,Sora has put together a good book on the subject,that is a great introduction to many unsolved "secrets";but in the end;all I can do is refer you back to my "Title"
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A LETDOWN! Speculative! More of a "Conspiracy Theory"
Review: This book is a bit of a stretch if you are looking for FACTS.
It is more of a hodge-podge of fact and fiction leaving the reader with a convoluted mess that is hard to pick through. Speculation abounds and creative license is plentiful in this work.
Although an entertaining read, it presents many very interesting opinions, there are not supportive texts, archeological finds or historical proofs.
Please do enjoy if you are looking for fantasy, historical fiction or could-have-been storylines, but this book is NOT FACT as it is advertised.
If taken as a work of FICTION, this is a fairly good read, but as advertised, it is a poor excuse for history.
So, It would be an average read as fiction, but must be marked down a little due to the fact that it is purported to be fact. This is how I arrive at a 2 out of 5.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Lost Treasure a great find as is Swords at Sunset
Review: Carefully researched and thought-provoking, The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar offers compelling evidence that the Holy Grail was spirited to North America - more specifically Oak Island in Canada. As such, it should really be read alongside Swords at Sunset by Michael Bradley, as Bradley's book establishes that the Holy Grail was and perhaps still is in Niagara, Ontario and Quebec and Vermont along with much of the Atlantic seaboard. This alone is a compelling reason to read this remarkable book. Also, I've come across a number of reviews suggesting Swords at Sunset be read in tandem with The Da Vinci Code. Now I understand why. I had the pleasure of reading this remarkable book recently and was captivated by Bradley's well framed argument that the Knights Templar brought Holy Grail refugess, descendents of Jesus, to North America long before Columbus ever set foot here. Then I learned that Bradley was a researcher behind the Da Vinci Code movie. The Da Vinci Code book and movie are both highly enjoyable. But what's really fascinating is Bradley's non-fiction book putting the Grail in Canada and the United States centuries ago. I learned a great deal. You should also check out Bradley's great new Grail novel The Magdalene Mandala. All of these books are highly recommended for anyone interested in the Holy Grail.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: The Knights Templar
Review: I put off reading about the KT's involvement with the Oak Island mystery simply because it is a path whose foot steps are difficult to verify never mind follow. Historically steep. So how does Sora do it? I found it to be an enjoyable read, fact filled and well written. How would anyone verify what he is saying or rather the facts he presents? To take his books contents on face value would be to say whats buried on Oak Island is KT related. I reccommend it to any Oak Island enthusiast as its an important angle to the Oak Island mystery needed to be understood. If you're a skeptic I would buy it so you can have something else to poo poo about..Oh what a minute one of the skeptics already has written a review poo poing the book...good for you!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Scottish Masons Hid Templar Treasures at Oak Island in Pre-Columbian Times
Review: That about sums up the author's thesis; the rest of the book is a poorly edited, rehashing of the tired Holy Blood, Holy Grail myth. The author clearly possesses a strong belief in the Priory of Sion, the bloodline of Jesus Christ, and other such nonsense, and uses this venue to air his enthusiasms. Unfortunately, only about 100 pages of this 250+ page book is actually about the Oak Island mystery. To his credit, the author does present a valid theory of the origins of the treasure but unforunately stops there. Just as he gets the story rolling and the reader's excitement bubbling he charts another course and veers away from his thesis. In the end, the reader is left to try and assemble for himself a puzzle that spans about four continents, 3,000 years, and countless secret societies.
Get this one at your local library if you're really interested.