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Fenn's Motive for his Thrill? No place for the meek?********
Fenn's Motive for his Thrill? No place for the meek?
There are any number of opinions as to Fenn's initial motive for writing his poem map and publishing TOTC. You know the drill, but lets examine some markers that may yeild clues as to possible initial motive for TOTC publication.
My judgment suggests that the TOTC release timeing likely had more to do with what was going on in Fenn's life of a more serious nature at the time rather than with getting kids away from those newfangled devices to enjoy nature while experiencing the thrill of a chase for treasure belonging to an elderly retired art dealer, native American artifact collector. That is just the way I see it. "Changes after changes a man is more or less the same, just older than he was and younger than he'll be." One must read more to better recognize Fenn's track record for what appears to some to be "burning bridges behind him" as he moves from one stage of his life to the next.
1) January, 2010 Fenn initially had 1,000 copies of the first edition of TOTC printed.
Says he gave these books to CWBS at no cost to CWBS.
2) ~October, 2010 Fenn had 2,000 additional copies of TOTC printed and had a book signing event in Santa Fe, NM, Feb./2011.
3) ~October, 2012 greater productive activity focused on marketing TOTC by publist.
4) ~February, 2013 market driven national media becomes aware of TOTC thru a piece by free lance writer Goldsmith in the "Hemespheres" publication, and within days there is a backorder of 4,000 book orders for TOTC at CWBS.
Note that three (3) years had passed between the publication date of 1/2010 of the 1st edition and the 2/2013 publicity driven bonanza of orders for TOTC.
Collected Works, an independent bookstore in Santa Fe, N.M., had been selling about 25 copies of “Thrill of the Chase” a MONTH since its 1/2010 publication . Within minutes after Fenn appeared on TODAY 2/2013, the store started selling 25 books a minute, estimated the store’s co-owner, Mary Wolf. As of the middle of Feb, 2013, the store had about 4,000 books on backorder.
Fenn originally had printed about 3,000 copies of the book in two printings. He had since ordered another 17,000, in three printings from the printer as of May, 2013.
So then, what was going on in Fenn's life around the above time period?
2006 The BLM and FBI take stronger yet interest in the stealing/selling/buying of artifacts from indian/gvt land and being sold on the black market.
2007 undercover sting operations by Feds. begins (BLM and FBI)
2009 Feds start arresting SOME for the targets. June 10, 2009, 24 individuals indicted.
Most in Idaho, Fenn was a target but was not arrested nor among the indicted.
2009-2010 Three suicides 1 INFORMANT (Gardiner) 2 TARGETS of investigation.
March 2010, June 20, 2009, and June 2009.
2009 Tuesday, June 16: Fenn reaches out to sell his personal arrowhead collection,
2,900 flint pieces. Says " I will not hold out for top price. Instead I’ll sell for 30 cents on the dollar. I guarantee that all are ancient and you have a 14 day return policy to a buyer of the entire 2,900 peice arrowhead collection." Represented as being mostly what Fenn, his father and friend found together.
Fenn's Motive for his Thrill? No place for the meek?
There are any number of opinions as to Fenn's initial motive for writing his poem map and publishing TOTC. You know the drill, but lets examine some markers that may yeild clues as to possible initial motive for TOTC publication.
My judgment suggests that the TOTC release timeing likely had more to do with what was going on in Fenn's life of a more serious nature at the time rather than with getting kids away from those newfangled devices to enjoy nature while experiencing the thrill of a chase for treasure belonging to an elderly retired art dealer, native American artifact collector. That is just the way I see it. "Changes after changes a man is more or less the same, just older than he was and younger than he'll be." One must read more to better recognize Fenn's track record for what appears to some to be "burning bridges behind him" as he moves from one stage of his life to the next.
1) January, 2010 Fenn initially had 1,000 copies of the first edition of TOTC printed.
Says he gave these books to CWBS at no cost to CWBS.
2) ~October, 2010 Fenn had 2,000 additional copies of TOTC printed and had a book signing event in Santa Fe, NM, Feb./2011.
3) ~October, 2012 greater productive activity focused on marketing TOTC by publist.
4) ~February, 2013 market driven national media becomes aware of TOTC thru a piece by free lance writer Goldsmith in the "Hemespheres" publication, and within days there is a backorder of 4,000 book orders for TOTC at CWBS.
Note that three (3) years had passed between the publication date of 1/2010 of the 1st edition and the 2/2013 publicity driven bonanza of orders for TOTC.
Collected Works, an independent bookstore in Santa Fe, N.M., had been selling about 25 copies of “Thrill of the Chase” a MONTH since its 1/2010 publication . Within minutes after Fenn appeared on TODAY 2/2013, the store started selling 25 books a minute, estimated the store’s co-owner, Mary Wolf. As of the middle of Feb, 2013, the store had about 4,000 books on backorder.
Fenn originally had printed about 3,000 copies of the book in two printings. He had since ordered another 17,000, in three printings from the printer as of May, 2013.
So then, what was going on in Fenn's life around the above time period?
2006 The BLM and FBI take stronger yet interest in the stealing/selling/buying of artifacts from indian/gvt land and being sold on the black market.
2007 undercover sting operations by Feds. begins (BLM and FBI)
2009 Feds start arresting SOME for the targets. June 10, 2009, 24 individuals indicted.
Most in Idaho, Fenn was a target but was not arrested nor among the indicted.
2009-2010 Three suicides 1 INFORMANT (Gardiner) 2 TARGETS of investigation.
March 2010, June 20, 2009, and June 2009.
2009 Tuesday, June 16: Fenn reaches out to sell his personal arrowhead collection,
2,900 flint pieces. Says " I will not hold out for top price. Instead I’ll sell for 30 cents on the dollar. I guarantee that all are ancient and you have a 14 day return policy to a buyer of the entire 2,900 peice arrowhead collection." Represented as being mostly what Fenn, his father and friend found together.
