Pair up the poem with the correct painting, then decode both for visual and directions. One must match the verses with the pictures to locate a specific treasure that. The buried treasure on sullivans island james vachowski. So when it came time to secure his legacy, he devised a modernday treasure hunt the likes of which are usually reserved for mavericks, outlaws, and pirates. For a young byron preiss, williams widely popular book was the fuel for his own magical armchair treasure hunting creation. An inky treasure hunt and coloring book for adults, mindfulness coloring by johanna basford mar 26, 20 4. The quest to find 12 hidden treasures from a 1982 treasure. Hunters trying to find treasure hidden in houston 35 years. Image 12 verse 10 solution the secret a treasure hunt. The secret of the secret by deidra and dustin white. Brian zinn, left, and andy abrams, right, search for buried treasure at the greek cultural gardens in cleveland, oh, saturday, may 8, 2004.
The secret by byron preiss the secret a treasure hunt. The secret treasure hunt explained for beginners expedition. After 7 hours of studying and researching, i thought i had cracked the case. Discoverys expedition unknown finds buried treasure from the secret book. Several months ago, i wrote a couple quick posts about how i stumbled across the secret. Only two of the 12 casques have been found since then. The secret is long out of print, but copies can be obtained easily online try or. Back in 1982, the secret was published, and a treasure hunt began across north america for keys hidden in ornate boxes in public spaces. The secret is a continentsized treasure hunt thats been going on for close to 40 years. I think we are dealing a caesartype cipher that links all the verses to their individual pictures.
The two key words are the secret, which reduce into the following shift numbers. A kindle version of the secret is available on amazon. There are 9 sentences in the poem start at the beginning. The 1982 treasure hunt book, the secret, has clues to 12 hidden gems. A treasure hunt to pull together all information and give a platform for people to equally share their thoughts about the treasure locations. The secret by byron preiss, ted mann and sean kelly. Many armchair treasure hunt books have been published over the years, most.
Theres a group of devoted fans of the legacy of the secret key, the mystery treasure hunt from byron preiss book, the secret. Hints in the poems and the paintings in the book can lead you to them. A treasure hunt, a book that was written by byron preiss and published in 1982. The previous year, author and publisher byron preiss had travelled to 12 locations in the continental u. James renner is on a quest to discover the others, and he invites you to join the hunt.
The first chapterwritten in waternear menwith wind rosebehind bending branchesand a green picket fenceat the base of a tall treeyou can still hear the honkingshell, limestone, silver, saltstars move by daysails pass by nighteven in darknesslike moonlight in teardropsover the tall grassyears pass, rain falls. To let her thoughts dance as she read the cryptic poems beautifully printed in artisan ink. This book, published in 1982, includes 12 images and 12 verses which need correctly matched together in order to discover the locations of 12 buried ceramic casks. I tried to decode the paintings and poems that held the locations of. A beginners guide to the secret armchair treasure hunt by jenny kile september a beginners guide to the secret armchair treasure hunt by jenny kile september 17, 2018 a beginners guide to the secret article written by dustin white special thanks to j. The key to finding the casques preiss had buried and subsequently winning the jewels was to match one of the paintings to one. Read every page of this website for valuable information, hints and clues as to the treasures whereabouts. The secret byron preiss a solution to image 1verse 7. He and a number of collaborators created a book called the secret. Each casque contained a small key that could be redeemed for one of 12 birthstone jewels preiss kept in a safe deposit box in new york. Its all written in the book, the secret, a treasure hunt written by byron preiss more than three decades ago. This book is whats known as an armchair treasure hunt, and it features a series of clues which lead to a dozen buried treasures across north america.
Each casque contained a small key that could be redeemed for one of 12 jewels preiss kept in a safe deposit box. When i had taken up the case, people had figured out that image 1 and verse 7 go together and refer to a treasure in san francisco. Sometime between 1819 and 1821, beale buried the treasure in bedford county at what is now the site of johnsons orchard. I read this book when it first came out, when it was a new book at the public library. Twelve ceramic keys were buried in elaborately decorated containers called casques, that could be redeemed for real gemstone rewards to the finders. Publishing houses and authors are always looking for interesting and exciting ways to launch their newest books, but byron preiss, author of the secret. If this video inspires you to get in on the hunt please comment like and subscribe. Preiss published a puzzle book, the secret, in 1982. Bryon preiss created a book called the secret, which contains clues for 12 buried casques with keys. Over the years, i began to believe that id just mashed together the memory of a beautifully enchanting cover from a random fantasy novel seen in a supermarket or a dream, a provocatively simple title that no 8 year old could resist secret, treasure and hunt in any order. Many armchair treasure hunt books have been published over the years, most notably masquerade 1979 by british artist kit williams. In the shadow of the grey giant ellis island find the arm thatextends over the slender path the narrows in summeryoull often hear a whirring sound the staten island ferry cars abound ferry terminal parking lot although the signnearbyspeaks of indies nativethe natives still speakof him of hard word in 3 vols.
This book contained 12 artistic images and 12 verses in addition to some interesting information about fairies and goblins. In 1982 publisher byron preiss buries 12 treasure boxes in 12 north american cities and releases a book of enigmatic images and verses, offering clues to their locations. Unfortunately only 2 of 12 treasures were ever found before the author was killed in a car crash. The additional images in the japanese book were not created by jjp or pierard, jay did not have input on its design. It included 12 short verses, together with an equal number of intricate paintings by. As the story goes, thomas jefferson beale and a team of 30 men unexpectedly discovered a mother lode of gold and silver in colorado.
Blog archive 2018 4 october 1 governors island august 1 february 2 2017. In 1982, author byron preiss published a puzzle book that combines 12 short poems and 12 elaborate paintings by renowned fantasy illustrator. No one from the original book had input on the layout of the japanese book. Clues for where the treasures were buried are provided in a puzzle book named the secret produced by byron preiss and. Twelve such treasures were buried back in the early 1980s as part of a treasure hunt worked into a book called the secret. Byron preiss april 11, 1953 july 9, 2005 was an american writer, editor, and publisher. Expedition unknowns josh gates unlocks another find in. The year before publication, the author and publisher byron preiss had traveled to 12 locations in the continental u.
Eric gasiorowski and rob wrobel walk james renner and charles moore through grant park in chicago, to reveal the location of the buried key they found there in. A treasure hunt was originally published in 1982 by byron preiss during a trend of armchair treasure hunts. Published in 1982, the secret is a childrens puzzle book devised by publisher byron c. They were looking for a key, mentioned in a book called. Devoted to the lasting mystery of byron preiss book, the secret. Image 11verse 3 solution revised image 11verse 3 solution. This book, published in 1982 by byron preiss, includes 12 images and 12 verses. The keys were meant to be traded for gems from the author. Each treasure had clues embedded in a painting and a poem verse. A book that has clues to buried treasure hidden in various locations in north america.
Its creator, byron preiss, was inspired by the book, masquerade, which was published in the u. Use this 1982 book to discover real buried treasure top. In 1982, while everyone in britain was still madly digging up hedgerows and pastures in search of the golden hare, the secret. Expedition unknown finds buried treasure from the secret. Masquerade promised a jewelencrusted golden hare to the first person to unravel the riddle that williams cleverly hid in his art. All of the information you need to find the treasure is in the poem.
Perhaps the best known tale of treasure in the state is the legend of beales treasure. The quest to find 12 hidden treasures from a 1982 treasure hunt book. The book set off a hunt for 12 ceramic casques hidden in 12 north. He founded and served as president of byron preiss visual publications, and later of.
Were creating a hopefully official site for all things the secret. The secret preiss, byron, mann, ted, kelly, sean on. Preiss, who promised clever readers actual jewels if they could unlock secrets buried in twelve poems and paintings. Sep 12, 2014 in 1981, author byron preiss traveled to 12 locations in the u. In author byron preiss published a book called the secret a treasure hunt.