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I have seen proposed “certain solutions” roll through this forum for more than 30 years. And the reason they end up here is always the same, because 10, 20, 30% of those proposed solutions still escapes them, and yet they remain in a state of complete certainty.
The names in the narrative, a story penned by a self-local editor and self-proclaimed playwright with a history of writing and publishing dime novels. And as for names in this narrative, one can easily see them all huddled together in a corner at “Buford's Tavern” amused at the notion of having Sherman pen a tale of a remarkable treasure adventure that includes their names and their town, “Cheers to that!” as those pitchers of beer cling together.
Newspapers of the day have a long history of “creating” and publishing such treasure tales in their efforts to increase circulation and/or to attract attention to their town or city, some of these manufactured tales even further influenced by land speculators.
Imagine, in an era reconstruction, the multiple reasons why such a dime novel would be produced and heavily advertised. And better yet, imagine that in the early 1800's the reason why such a large group of adventurers would go about their exciting and ambitious and dangerous adventures without anyone, anywhere, ever penning a single word of those marvelous activities? Not a single word from relatives, friends, and associates in an era when such adventures would be frontpage news? I mean, Beale was said to be “universally known” was he not. And yet not a single supporting word from any other source, anywhere?
And so for true believers it must all be a “cover story” and/or a grand “conspiracy” of some type. A secret so huge that the activities and grand adventures of 30 men could remain such a complete secret from wives, children, neighbors, relatives, associates, etc.? And then in classic treasure tale style, “they were never heard from again.”
Hard to imagine that an editor and self-proclaimed playwright and writer of multiple dime novels could pen such a fictional tale involving his grand community, isn't it? Well, only if you have your head in the sand for fear of reality.
The names in the narrative, a story penned by a self-local editor and self-proclaimed playwright with a history of writing and publishing dime novels. And as for names in this narrative, one can easily see them all huddled together in a corner at “Buford's Tavern” amused at the notion of having Sherman pen a tale of a remarkable treasure adventure that includes their names and their town, “Cheers to that!” as those pitchers of beer cling together.
Newspapers of the day have a long history of “creating” and publishing such treasure tales in their efforts to increase circulation and/or to attract attention to their town or city, some of these manufactured tales even further influenced by land speculators.
Imagine, in an era reconstruction, the multiple reasons why such a dime novel would be produced and heavily advertised. And better yet, imagine that in the early 1800's the reason why such a large group of adventurers would go about their exciting and ambitious and dangerous adventures without anyone, anywhere, ever penning a single word of those marvelous activities? Not a single word from relatives, friends, and associates in an era when such adventures would be frontpage news? I mean, Beale was said to be “universally known” was he not. And yet not a single supporting word from any other source, anywhere?
And so for true believers it must all be a “cover story” and/or a grand “conspiracy” of some type. A secret so huge that the activities and grand adventures of 30 men could remain such a complete secret from wives, children, neighbors, relatives, associates, etc.? And then in classic treasure tale style, “they were never heard from again.”
Hard to imagine that an editor and self-proclaimed playwright and writer of multiple dime novels could pen such a fictional tale involving his grand community, isn't it? Well, only if you have your head in the sand for fear of reality.
