Rebel Gold: One Man's Quest to Crack the Code Behind the Secret Treasure of the Confederacy

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I began and finished it in less than 12 hours. Once I picked it up and started reading it was impossible to stop. I enjoyed the mystery, the history, the captivating writting technique and the fact that you really never get bogged down with one topic or activity of the writers. However, for those of you who have read it, I noticed he never says what was in the trunk that he wasn't supposed to go into. I am very much into Confederate history as well as Jesse Woodson James, so this reveiw may be biased. I have to admit I wanted to grab a shovel and a metal detector and head out West after reading this book. I really believe there is lots of hidden treasure in the South. If this book ain't true and the writer is a lier then I guess it ain't true and the writer is a lier. But, the book is very interesting just the same. If you are a believer of what he writes about, you too could find treasure.

First you should know that this is the paperback version of "Shadow of the Sentinel" but you will want both-that for your permanent library and this one for your backpack. I can personally attenst to the signs and symbols referenced as I lived in NW Arkansas in the 1950's and was surrounded by searchers for 'lost Spanish gold'. A true book you will not be able to put down and a search that is far from finished. Well written and extensively researched.

Every couple of years a book like this will come along it usually centers on one of thre things. A John Wilkes Booth Conspiracy A Jesse James Conspiracy A Masonic Conspiracy This time it is a combination of all three and it is one of the better ones. It tells the story of The Knights of the Golden Circle and their activities after the Civil War to raise the funds necessary to continue a second civil war. Parts of the book are great, parts of it sound like it was written by a crank some of the instances in this book are just that unbelievable. So if you are suspicious by nature and generally like books about conspiracies involving the civil war this is probably the book for you. If you want a little proof to go with your history book this might not be your idea of a good time. Overall-I liked it a lot but only because this is my sort of thing

I have been involved with hunting KGC treasure for 20 years. I believe that The Shadow of the Sentinel will become the Bible for all serious treasure henters. If you do not have this book to take to the field, you might as well stay home and become an arm chair treasure hunter. Your sucess will be about the same. If you are good enough to get close to one of these treasures, then the system that Bob Brewer has developed in the book, will quickly lead you to the treasure. If I had had this book 20 years ago, things would have been very diferent. Remember that in almost all things "Truth is truly stranger than fiction".

I've read the book---TWICE ! And I'm preparing to read it for a THIRD time ! One word: WOW ! If you have an interest in the KGC ( Knights of the Golden Circle ), Jesse James, the Civil War, or American History---this book is a "must-read" book. The KGC was a Civil War organization of Confederate sympathizers who collected and secreted millions ( and MAYBE it is BILLIONS ! ) of dollars in gold, silver, currency, weapons and supplies with the avowed objective of continuing the Civil War until the South was victorious. The South shall rise again ! If you will read this book with an open mind you will thoroughly enjoy the great story it tells, but: be prepared to learn that some things you learned in your history books were false ! The author tells of how he has deciphered many clues and maps to recover some KGC treasure caches. You will learn how Jesse James was associated with the KGC, along with many government officials. After reading this book ( and it could be a controversial book ! ) I now believe that there are still many KGC caches secreted throughout the U.S. for you and I to find. For the dedicated treasure hunter, the adventurer and the historian ( and anyone else ! ) this book will definitely get some interesting conversations started !