Good morning,
Author, explorer and treasure hunter George Edmunds is due to release his third book on Tuesday 26th July at the Institute of Directors in London. We would like to invite you to join us at the launch event to find out about the decade of research that led George to unlock the meaning of the mysterious cipher caved in the famous Shepherd's Monument in the grounds of Lord Anson's ancestral home - the Shugborough Estate in Staffordshire. The 300-year old secret, unveiled in his new book "Anson's Gold", is the final link to locating the multi-million pound treasure hidden by a Spanish Captain-General. If you'd like to join us at the launch (from 1800) please let us know.
If you're unable to attend but would like an advance copy of this new book, or to speak with George Edmunds about his discoveries - a true treasure hunt tale - please get in touch.  
Kind regards, Helen Lewis, Director, Literally PR Ltd 
 

ADVANCE INFORMATION SHEET

Anson's Gold and the secret to Captain Kidd's charts

By George Edmunds with foreword by Lord Lichfield

The culmination of 10 years of research, this book is perfect for all treasure hunters, history fans and real-life mystery enthusiasts

‘Anson's Gold and the secret to Captain Kidd's charts' is George Edmund's third book, which tracks the strangely obscure and intriguing history of huge lost Spanish treasure. Amongst its enthusiasts the Captain Kidd's charts are infamous but outside of maritime circles they remain relatively unknown...until now! George's previous book exposed the charts as a convincing hoax and his latest work shows how they were created as part of a deceptive trail to the Spanish treasure.

After a decade of research, author and broadcaster George Edmunds has finally unlocked the meaning of the mysterious cipher carved into the famous Shepherd's Monument in the grounds of Lord Anson's ancestral home, the Shugborough Estate in Staffordshire. This 300-year-old secret is the final link to locating the multi-million pound treasure hidden by a Spanish Captain-General. Lord Anson heard of this treasure through his position as Lord of the Admiralty and membership of the Royal Society. A secret expedition met with unforeseen circumstances preventing recovery. The decoding of the cipher proves Lord Anson's involvement and when you know the secret, it is obvious that this is why the Shepherd's Monument was constructed. Edmund's revelations - unveiled in his new book - also proves a direct link to Rennes-Le-Chateau in the South of France and its enigmatic 'religious' mystery. A mystery no more!

Besides telling the story of Lord Anson's search for this monumental treasure, stories are told within the pages of ‘Anson's Gold' of the unsuccessful treasure hunts that followed. Seemingly unrelated, the likes of Cocos Island, Juan Fernandez Island and Oak Island all have common DNA connecting them to Lord Anson's expedition. What's more, with treasure charts solved and clues decoded, it all comes together with the location revealed of the real treasure island.

Anson's Gold, due for release on July 28^th2016, contains a wealth of information for any treasure hunter or history fan, and closes down the story on the Kidd charts that have fooled thousands since they came to light. Many more ‘mysteries' are uncovered:

• The enigmatic ‘Loot of Lima'

• Cocos Island

• The ‘Money Pit' of Oak Island

• Rennes-le-Chateau and its ‘treasure'

• The Shugborough Monument mystery

About the Author

George Edmunds is something of a polymath with an eclectic career. He has an engineering background, was a design draughtsman, sales manager and later owned his own business. A large portion of his career was spent as a diving instructor, a wreck diver, and an underwater detectorist. He has dived a number of high profile locations including Blackbeard's ship ‘Queen Ann's Revenge'. The first of George's books, The Gower Coast, was published in 1979; a non-fiction book spread over three editions that collected history created from shipwreck research. His second, in 1996, was called ‘KIDD the search for his treasure'. It was recognised as the definitive work on the Scottish pirate and ignores the mythology and hearsay to tell the complete and accurate story of Kidd's enigmatic charts found before WW2.

As well as his insightful books George appeared on ITV's ‘Find a Fortune' in 2000 on which he discussed Kidd's charts and the chance of anyone finding his fabled treasure. He appeared on the history channel, Yesterday, in The Hunt for Pirate Treasure' during 2012 and is set to join a cruise lecturing on the search for treasure in 2017.

George lives with his partner, Julia, in Weymouth.

ESSENTIAL DETAILS

Title:Anson's Gold and the Secret to Captain Kidd's Charts

Genre:Non-Fiction, History, Discovery & Exploration

Publisher:Filament Publishing

Publication date:28^thJuly 2016

Availability:£20 (paperback)

ISBN:9781910125380

Author:George Edmunds

Purchase link:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ansons-Gold-Secret-Captain-Charts/dp/1910125385

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