Quest for the Dutchman's Gold: The 100-Year Mystery: The Facts, Myths and Legends of the Lost Dutchman Mine and the Superstition M [Paperback]

Robert Sikorsky (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Golden West Publishers (AZ); Rev Sub edition (May 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0914846566
• ISBN-13: 978-0914846567
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #820,508 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good and Entertaining, October 10, 1999

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L. Troy Beals (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quest for the Dutchman's Gold: The 100-Year Mystery: The Facts, Myths and Legends of the Lost Dutchman Mine and the Superstition M (Paperback)

I read this book when it was published under the title "Fool's Gold" (published 1983). I found his narrative gripping. I felt like I was there. I grew up in the Phoenix area, so It was even more of a intense feeling because I have been in the Supersititon mountains and can say that he is right. Those mountains are rugged, harsh, and you get a sense of it being a little creepy. The book is well written and well researched. I reccomend it strongly to anyone who is interested in the legends and tales of the West.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Factual look at one of the west enduring legends., November 1, 2001

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John "John" (PHOENIX, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quest for the Dutchman's Gold: The 100-Year Mystery: The Facts, Myths and Legends of the Lost Dutchman Mine and the Superstition M (Paperback)

Like another reviewer, I read this book when it was entitled Fools Gold. The book gives a detailed, factual account of the Lost Dutchman's Mine Legend. The author describes his personal experiences working with those that have searched for the mine. He also includes quite a bit of original historical research on the history of the legend and on Jacob Waltz (the Dutchman). He intersperses these perspectives throughout the book. It is a very interesting book to read even if you are marginally interested in this topic.

The author does a good job of debunking the legend. If you have any doubts about whether the mine exists you probably won't after reading this book. The evidence clearly indicates that the Dutchman's Mine is fiction, not fact.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good with Coffee, May 10, 2004

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Sarah Sammis "Avid BookCrosser" (Hayward, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quest for the Dutchman's Gold: The 100-Year Mystery: The Facts, Myths and Legends of the Lost Dutchman Mine and the Superstition M (Paperback)

I wish some of the reproduced documents were of high quality just to have more to read! I really appreciated the conversational nature of this history book. I felt like I was sitting down for a cup of coffee while Robert Sikrosky told me about his one on one experience with the Lost Dutchman's Gold.