{"product_id":"nine-bags-of-gold-stzsphane-leblanc-rainville-9781774715314","title":"Nine Bags of Gold: The Real-Life Hunt for the Lost Treasure of Acadie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe never-before-told true story of an elusive eighteenth-century New Brunswick treasure, featuring dozens of illustrations and historical charts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTall tales of sailing ships, swashbuckling pirates, and lost riches abound in East Coast folklore. Blackbeard is said to have buried his treasure in Nova Scotia; legend has it that Captain Kidd hid his loot on Oak Island. Now \u003ci\u003eNine Bags of Gold: The Real-Life Hunt for the Lost Treasure of Acadie\u003c\/i\u003e adds new intrigue to that lore.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the late 1800s, an elderly man named Simpson travelled from Québec to Moncton, New Brunswick, with a French map from the mid-1700s. The chart, he claimed, pointed to a fortune--nine leather bags of gold--which had been buried in Acadie by mid-eighteenth-century French troops on the run.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimpson partnered with local excavator Sherman Blakeny. Sponsored by Moncton's wealthy elite, the two launched a massive search. Dozens of labourers plowed seven acres of land in Irishtown down to a depth of five feet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat did they find? It's a question author and skeptic Stéphane LeBlanc-Rainville has spent years researching.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNine Bags of Gold\u003c\/i\u003e brings this never-before-told saga of eighteenth-century intrigue to light, excavating age-old legends, furtive protagonists, deathbed confessions, mind-bending plot twists, questionable treasure maps, large-scale digs, and tantalizing cliffhangers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeatures more than thirty illustrations, numerous infographics, and detailed historical charts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stéphane Leblanc-Rainville\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1774715317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781774715314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nimbus Publishing Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.91h x 6.01w x 0.71d","brand":"Stéphane Leblanc-Rainville","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852743291135,"sku":"9781774715314","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nine-bags-of-gold-stzsphane-leblanc-rainville-9781774715314","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}