When you have achieved the greatest treasure discovery of your life, so notably told in Fool's Paradise, Bobby McAllister discovers that one of his many collections could be a fake. This greatly disturbs him and sets into motion one of the most daring search efforts that is steeped in art, history, mystery and greed.
With a passion to find the truth, he calls upon his friend Granger Lawton, and launches a most daring effort to find the ones responsible for this forgery. This now takes them from the shores of the Savannah River, to Paris; London and St. Petersburg, where he learns about the history of the Faberge' Eggs; the Romanov Dynasty; the involvement of KGB agents to flood the art world with fake treasures of art history.
Tragedy strikes close to home as the search for truth reveals colossal fraud perpetrated by members of the nobility; elements of government; privateers and enemies of McAllister. An incredible discovery reveals the location of lost treasures at the mouth of the River of Dreams.
A violent confrontation eliminates those responsible for this fake scheme and the recovery of the real Faberge' Eggs. This set into motion this incredible adventure, and finding the truth is now fulfilled.
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Fadenheftung
Gewebe-Einband
mit Schutzumschlag
Maße
Höhe: 222 mm
Breite: 145 mm
Dicke: 28 mm
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978-1-77097-898-0 (9781770978980)
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Robert E. (Bobby) Ferguson was born in Savannah, Georgia, in December 1946. He attended Pepperdine University in California, where he studied Spanish history, post-secondary education, admiralty law, and aviation. In addition to serving as a US Marine Officer, Robert spent many years working with the famous treasure hunter Mel Fisher in the recovery of the treasures of the Americas in 1985. Before he passed away in October 2004, Robert asked his friend Joseph to publish his three manuscripts on his behalf, known collectively as The McAllister Trilogy. The first book, Fool's Paradise, was published in 2010, and the second book, River of Dreams, in 2012. Together, these three books tell incredible stories filled with history, adventure, tragedy, and the fulfillment of personal dreams.
