{"product_id":"nine-bags-of-gold-the-real-life-hunt-for-the-lost-treasure-of-acadie-paperback-2","title":"Nine Bags of Gold: The Real-Life Hunt for the Lost Treasure of Acadie - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStéphane Leblanc-Rainville\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe never-before-told true story of an elusive eighteenth-century New Brunswick treasure, featuring dozens of illustrations and historical charts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTall tales of sailing ships, swashbuckling pirates, and lost riches abound in East Coast folklore. Blackbeard is said to have buried his treasure in Nova Scotia; legend has it that Captain Kidd hid his loot on Oak Island. Now \u003ci\u003eNine Bags of Gold: The Real-Life Hunt for the Lost Treasure of Acadie\u003c\/i\u003e adds new intrigue to that lore.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the late 1800s, an elderly man named Simpson travelled from Québec to Moncton, New Brunswick, with a French map from the mid-1700s. The chart, he claimed, pointed to a fortune--nine leather bags of gold--which had been buried in Acadie by mid-eighteenth-century French troops on the run.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimpson partnered with local excavator Sherman Blakeny. Sponsored by Moncton's wealthy elite, the two launched a massive search. Dozens of labourers plowed seven acres of land in Irishtown down to a depth of five feet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat did they find? It's a question author and skeptic Stéphane LeBlanc-Rainville has spent years researching.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNine Bags of Gold\u003c\/i\u003e brings this never-before-told saga of eighteenth-century intrigue to light, excavating age-old legends, furtive protagonists, deathbed confessions, mind-bending plot twists, questionable treasure maps, large-scale digs, and tantalizing cliffhangers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeatures more than thirty illustrations, numerous infographics, and detailed historical charts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.91 x 6.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48825523208441,"sku":"9781774715314","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/usxyFn42uh9781774715314_918e61d1-fdfd-4bda-8d6b-341451e57247.webp?v=1786856260","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/nine-bags-of-gold-the-real-life-hunt-for-the-lost-treasure-of-acadie-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}