The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World’s Longest Treasure Hunt by Randall Sullilvan
The
Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World’s Longest Treasure Hunt by Randall
Sullilvan
The
first time I ever heard of Oak Island was during an episode of "Ancient Aliens." This had been years ago. But the idea of this island with a buried treasure no
one had ever been able to reach stuck with me. I googled it a time or two after
first hearing about it but didnt search too much into it. I didn’t even know it
now had a reality show so I was pleasantly surprised when I found out about
this book discussing the history of the island and the latest developments.
It’s
a really interesting story. From the “discovery” of the what would be known as
the money pit in 1795, to the search still taking place on the island now over
200 years later. Sullivan details what happened since the day a teenager canoed
to the island until the reality show that exist now. There’s no denying in my
opinion, especially after reading this book, that the structure is manmade. But
I couldn’t even begin to hypothesize about what could be at the bottom of it.
What I enjoyed about this book was that Sullivan made sure that the human
element was present throughout this story. It’s easy to get caught up on the
mystery of Oak Island but the reality is that people lost their lives, their
savings and their sanity trying to get to the bottom of this pit. As the
details continued to be laid out it’s easy to see how people can become
entranced but it’s also extremely dangerous. Learning about the history of
these excavations was very interesting. Learning about the conspiracy theories
around the treasure though, bored me. Mostly because Sullivan was very detailed
in regards to the different theories and the details were plentiful, almost overwhelmingly so. It took away from the very real projects taking
place on this island. With that being said they were also a driving force for
the search.
Overall
I enjoyed this book. It’s a good mix of history and storytelling. I thought it was really well researched and
Sullivan did a great job keeping me engaged. He does inject his opinion a lot
which I had to get used to, especially since I was so interested in the
history. It became more obvious why he was giving his opinion when I realized
that he was at one point an active part of the show. I did learn a lot about
the island reading this book. After reading this my curiosity is peaked and I
can see myself coming back this topic or even watching the show to stay aware
of what’s going on. I give this book 4 out of 5 stars.
Thank you Edelweiss for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you Edelweiss for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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