Home » Gift for Men » What Men Call Treasure: The Search for Gold at Victorio Peak (Hardcover)

11th October, 2009

Product DescriptionIn 1937, Doc Noss—part-adventurer, part-conman—and his wife Babe discovered fabulous treasure inside the caverns of New Mexico’s Victorio Peak. They dynamited the tunnel to hide the treasure from other treasure hunters. At least that’s what they said happened. Babe’s grandson Terry Delonas grew up listening to his grandmother’s magical stories about her dead husband [...]

Product DescriptionIn 1937, Doc Noss—part-adventurer, part-conman—and his wife Babe discovered fabulous treasure inside the caverns of New Mexico’s Victorio Peak. They dynamited the tunnel to hide the treasure from other treasure hunters. At least that’s what they said happened. Babe’s grandson Terry Delonas grew up listening to his grandmother’s magical stories about her dead husband and Victorio Peak. Her stories were his legacy. In the 1980s, Terry, a gay man, tested positive for HIV. He decided that searching for Victorio’s lost treasure was the only dream that would give his life meaning. With his grandmother’s grit and her gift for talking her way through tough places, he found money and support to follow his dream and overcome many obstacles—bad weather, broken equipment, the army, Congress, and other fortune hunters. But Victorio Peak, that inscrutable and mysterious mountain, would not give up its treasure. “This book’s truth is…not about gold (more…)

Possibly Related Posts:

• Vintage/Antique: Woman’s Rolex Oyster Perpetual DateJust Automatic Watch Two Tone Quick-Set Black Dial
• Previously Owned Mens Rolex Submariner
• ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL DATEJUST, SS STEEL 18K
• NEW ROLEX YACHT-MASTER MENS WATCH 16622
• Invicta Men’s Pro Diver Collection Coin-Edge Automatic Watch #8926C