The Treasure of Assateague Island (ePub)

Children's Best Seller List: Summer 2005, Trafford PublishingThis charming tale is a blend of authenticboyhood adventure coupled with Old Eastern Shore legends experienced bythe author during his boyhood years on Chincoteague Island, Virginia.More than just a children's book, The Treasure of AssateagueIsland tells about a strong and independent people who earnedtheir living from the sea and a fast fading way of life which stillexists in pockets on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia.The excitement begins when twelve-year-old Frankie and his friend findtreasure on Assateague Island, which was buried there long ago byBlackbeard the Pirate. This story with its many twists and turns,villains and skeletons, and beauty and challenges of nature will appealto all adventure lovers and to those who have fallen under the spell ofthis beautiful and special place.Many Chincoteague Island visitors stopped by the bookstore and reminisced with Frank about their ownboyhoods not long ago when they had the freedom of a summer day andtheir mothers would say to them in the morning "Be home by dinner!".Like Frankie the day was all theirs and it became an adventure.This summer best seller, although fictional, presents a relatively accuratepicture of Blackbeard the Pirate; and Frankie's boyhood story istold from life experiences.