Thunder God's Gold: The Amazing True Story of America's Most Famed Lost Gold Mines, Epitome of Western Traditions

The amazing true story of America's most famed lost gold mines and epitome of Western traditions, this book tells the tale about the Lost Dutchman gold mine in the Superstition Mountains in Arizona during the late 1930s and 1940s. Based on author Barry Storm's travels over the mountains in search for lost Spanish treasures, this book was the inspiration behind Lust for Gold, a 1949 American western film about the legendary Lost Dutchman, starring Glenn Ford. Contains lots of on-the-spot work in the mountains reading treasure signs, trail markers, maps and great photographs. Thunder God's Gold is a compelling, first-person account of Barry Storm's search for the lost gold mines of the American Old West, including the Lost Dutchman mine. Contains rich detail, action, and clues like photographs, maps, and a "sign of treasure" guide, to aid hopeful adventurers. Storm's book inspired the 1949 Western, Lust for Gold.