Iowa Legends of Buried Treasure [Paperback]

Charlton Grant Laird (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1990

Indian mounds, Jesse James, early pioneers and more are related in this collection of legends from 27 Iowa counties. All of the stories were collected in 1927 by Charlton Grant Laird (1901-1984) and included in his thesis that same year to the State University of Iowa.

The following Iowa counties are represented: Clayton, Allamakee, Jackson, Pottawattamie, Harrison, Marshall, Wapello, Davis, Webster, Hamilton, Humboldt, Dickinson, Emmet, Muscatine, Marion, Fremont, Marion, Linn, Hardin, Kossuth, Van Buren, Montgomery, Keokuk, Polk, Carroll, Dubuque, Van Buren,

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ISBN 0-934988-23-4 Published by Foundation Books in 1990. 187 pages. Illustrated. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Trade Paperback, 5.5" x 8.5".

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Charlton Grant Laird (1901-1984) wrote IOWA LEGENDS OF BURIED TREASURE in 1927 for his master's thesis at the State University of Iowa.

Laird, who was raised on the family farm near McGregor, Iowa, had gathered many of the stories while working as a writer for WALLACES' FARMER, an Iowa-based weekly agricultural news and entertainment magazine. He solicited stories from family, friends and Iowa readers with the following request from the April 29, 1927, issue of WALLACES' FARMER:

"There will be another article in a week or two that will tell more about buried teasure stories in this state. Meanwhile, we would like to ask if our readers know any more yarns of this sort. Did anybody ever bury treasure on your farm or in your neighborhood; or are there any stories that anybody did so? Letters on this subject will be welcome. Five dollars will be given for the best one, and one dollar for each of the others that we use. Give places, dates and sources of information as fully as you can. Keep in mind, too, that the treasure didn't really have to exist for it to provide a good story. If the neighborhood thought there was a treasure, and if folks spent a lot of time digging for it, we will like the account just as well as if somebody did dig up a thousand dollars. The contest closes May 7."

Contest entries were used by Laird in several WALLACES' FARMER articles on buried treasures.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 173 pages
• Publisher: Foundation Books; 1st edition (November 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0934988234
• ISBN-13: 978-0934988230
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,008,740 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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