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nA fun, high-stakes true crime story story set in the Wild West, featuring spot art and comics throughout. Perfect for fans of MONA LISA VANISHES! n nSteve Sheinkin is more than an author--hes a time traveler whose deep research and fabulous writing whisk readers on thrilling rides through history. Kids will be transfixed by this unbelievable-but-true story of Gilded Age diamond hunters, swindlers, and train robbers. It is one of my absolute favorites! --Lauren Tarshis, bestselling author of the I SURVIVED series n nLate one night two travel-weary miners, Philip Arnold and John Slack, show up at a businessmans office in San Francisco. The miners seem nervous. Theyve got something that needs to be locked in a safe overnight. What is it? Well, that really has to stay secret, but its... n nDIAMONDS! And lots of them. n nHad these two miners just discovered Americas first diamond mine? Well, this is the Gold Rush era after all. Plenty of people are striking it rich. Anything is possible. n nWhen word of the find hits the streets, diamond fever sweeps the country. Wealthy investors are desperate to elbow Arnold and Slack aside and seize control--but can they persuade the miners to reveal the location of their bonanza? At the same time, thousands of prospectors fan out across the mountains and deserts of the West--will one of them find the site before greedy bankers grab everything for themselves? n nIn this page-turning, high-stakes western adventure, New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Steve Sheinkin tells the true story of the Great Diamond Hoax of 1872, a rollicking tale of heists and hijinks, scams and scoundrels--and the last-minute triumph of a most unlikely hero.n
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