Chasing the Thrill
About This Book
Forrest Fenn, a playful art collector who had been given a terminal cancer diagnosis, devised an unusual plan: he would hide a chest of jewels and gold somewhere in the Rocky Mountain wilderness and publish a verse that could be read as directions to its location. Fenn did not die. After he concealed the treasure in 2010, his challenge set off a decade of frantic searching, with many thousands of people combing the mountains for his fortune. Daniel Barbarisi, a reporter, first heard about the hunt in 2017, when a friend became fixated on solving the poem and persuaded him to document the search. The project was meant to reveal how the pursuit worked from the inside, but it soon became Barbarisi's own quest. It drew him onto a reckless and possibly hazardous course, entangled him in conspiracy theories circulating among treasure seekers, and set him against Fenn in a contest of wits. The chase unfolded over four turbulent years. Several searchers died, controversy broke out again and again, and one hunter eventually found the chest. The puzzle, however, did not end with that discovery. Filled with intrigue, peril, and fast-moving action, this is a gripping account of desire, obsession, and the pull of adventure.
ISBN: 9780525566113
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