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D'Arcy O'Connor is a veteran journalist, script writer, documentary producer, book author and round-the-world sailor. He has contributed to the Wall Street Journal, the Montreal Gazette, People magazine, National Geographic, and as far abroad as Sydney, Australia's Daily Telegraph, and the mehr anzeigen Australian. Among his books credits are The Money Pit (Putnam), The Big Dig (Ballantine), and The Secret Treasure of Oak Island (Lyons Press). Among his associate producer credits are a segment on Oak Island for ABC, the CBC/NFB's Valour and the Horror, winner of three Gemini awards, and CBC/NFB's The War at Sea, a docudrama on Canada's role in the North Atlantic in WWII. He teaches English and journalism at Montreal's Dawson College. weniger anzeigen

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Canada
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Montréal, Québec, Canada
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journalist
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Wall Street Journal

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Fascinating story. I had heard about this due to the show on History Channel. Have never seen the show but when I came across the book, I decided to read it. Quick fun read, took me a day and a half. The history of the island goes back several hundred years and the first hint of a treasure occurs in the late 1700s. After that, one person or group after another decide to 'solve' the mystery and find the treasure. Unfortunately, to no avail. The author includes various theories as to what the treasure is and who put it there. Some are plausible and others very far-fetched. He also mentions briefly the explanations that skeptics have given as to what is on the island. Even thought I find the story intriguing and would like there to be an amazing treasure, I tend towards the skeptics. But I do recommend this book to anyone who wants a fun and interesting read. And I do plan on watching the TV show.… (mehr)
 
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Nefersw | 1 weitere Rezension | Jan 14, 2022 |
Another Oak Island book. This one had quite a bit of detail up until the end of the 70's. More interesting tidbits about Fred Nolan and Dan Blankenship, plus some photographs. Not sure what I'll do with my spare time since the TV season has ended and I read this book way too fast!

One thing to note. The legend about "7 must die" mentioned on TV wasn't in the other book I read. It is mentioned here on the last page, last sentence. Not sure where that even came from as other legends are discussed throughout the book.… (mehr)
 
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Chica3000 | 1 weitere Rezension | Dec 11, 2020 |
O'Connor has certainly compiled a lot of facts about Montreal's criminal community--and not just the Irish. This book's title is rather misleading. But the recitation of crimes and murders--lots and lots of murders--fails nearly all the time to tell a coherent story. It is not without interest, but it simply doesn't engage the reader the way a well-written work of history does. The overall effect of reading this is to make the reader interested in learning more about Montreal. You will also be amazed at the leniency of Canada's justice system, which put these characters back out on the street time after time to commit more crimes. I just started reading "The Sixth Family" about the Rizzutos, and even in the first few chapters it shows how a book like this needs to be done. IT TELLS A STORY!… (mehr)
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