title: Lost Treasures of California - Map & Guide
author: Academia Maps
description: ***** This is a really fun guide to many treasure spots in California. These are locations associated with long-lost treasures, or other unusual circumstances. The book is well-written, nicely formatted, and easy to follow. The chapters in LOST TREASURES OF CALIFORNIA are divided by geographical region. For example, my area is called, San Francisco and Bay Area.; That chapter starts off with a colorful map, with the various locations numbered. This makes it easy to find listings that are nearby. It turns out that #59, Brushy Peak Treasure is not too far away from me, and it's in a regional park that I am familiar with. The listing closest to me states, A secret cave is thought to be one of the hideouts of notorious bandito Joaquin Murrieta, and a place where many stashes of loot could be hidden. Hey, wait a minute! I remember there was this big iron chest in that cave, and I thought I saw some shiny gold stuff under the ... Of course, my favorite part is the huge map, LOST TREASURES OF CALIFORNIA. It has all the places noted by number, so you can check them out in the book. I've put this big map right next to my cubicle. I bet everyone stops and looks at it. All in all, an excellent, high_quality product! I only wish the commentary for each location would have been longer, with some photographs of the site. Review copy courtesy of Academia Maps. --Amazon user Bassocantor 3/13/2015<br /><br />***** This book provides a great way to familiarize yourself with legends of stolen gold and lost treasures all throughout the Golden State. I've lived in Far Northern California for many years, and was impressed with the faithfulness to our local legends. There were even a few right in my own county about which I'd not previously heard. What this book is not, (and obviously no book could be) is some kind of an X marks the spot series of treasure maps. It simply shows the locations of the cities, towns and ghost towns in which there are legends of lost treasure, buried loot etc... This makes for a great way to supplement travel and while it's certainly interesting material for adults, it can be really thrilling for kids to hear these stories as they travel through. Many of the legends take place in very small places that can be accessed right off the road and this makes for fun discussion and even a few interesting stops. Whether it's a cave in Wildwood, CA or the brick facades of Old Shasta, CA many of these legends are in places that can actually be visited and that can be a lot of fun. The book divides the legends by region, and each legend is contained in just a few paragraphs. It's spiral bound and should fit in most glove compartments so it's easy to travel with and the breakdown by region makes your desired area very easy to find. It also comes with a large fold out map that lets you see all the locations. Again, our local legends were very well represented, so I get the impression that the lore here has been well researched. Bottom line: This is a great way to familiarize oneself with California treasure legends. Its brevity makes the lore accessible to adults and kids alike, and the excitement and lure of lost gold could be a really fun way to stimulate imaginination and supplement a trip when travelling with kids or alone. I'm happy to own it and happy to recommend it to any lover of history and lore. Please note: I received a copy of the book free for the purpose of review. --Amazon top 50 reviewer Mike W. 3/27/2015<br /><br />**** Academia Maps has provided a stimulus for Californians and those `California Dreamin' folks to get out and start that old gold/buried treasure fever with this informative and very excellent guide to LOST TREASURES OF CALIFORNIA. The joyful aspect of the book is the history it affords the readers. Tales from the past are brought to light in a most seductive way. Another added value is that it provides the impetus to get off the computer/cellphone/iPad, etc and just EXPLORE the glories of California. All manner of `treasure' are explained and explored here artifacts, jewels, remnants of the past, but it also is a guide to actual gold mining pretty much all over the sate. Included is a large extremely detailed map of California that will serve many purposes - vacation planning, help on trips, finding those little out of the way towns we've only heard about but don't know where they are - all reasons to keep this fun and informative guide in your glove compartment. Very useful, very informative, adventure stimulating - and feeds that old lust for hidden gold! Grady Harp, March 15 --Amazon top 100 reviewer Grady Harp 3/15/2015
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  * [Title Page](title.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Contents](toc.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Index](index.xhtml)
  
  
  * [List of Maps](map-index.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Discover Northern California](ch00.xhtml)
  
  
  * [San Francisco](ch01.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Wine Country](ch02.xhtml)
  
  
  * [North Coast](ch03.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Shasta and Lassen](ch04.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Lake Tahoe](ch05.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Sacramento and Gold Country](ch06.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon](ch07.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Monterey and Big Sur](ch08.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Background](ch09.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Essentials](ch10.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Resources](ch11.xhtml)
  
  
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  # **NORTHERN CALIFORNIA**
  
  
  **ELIZABETH LINHART VENEMAN**
  
  
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