Lasseter's Folly (e-book) (used book) | David Morgan | bookbook.eu

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Everyone wants to find buried treasure. Right? What about a reef of gold? In 1911, Harold Bell Lasseter announced to the world he had found a fabulous reef of gold in outback central Australia. A reef of gold bearing rock some five or more miles long. When Lasseter eventually convinced enough financial backers to go search for the gold reef again in 1930, not only did the expedition not find any trace of the reef but Lasseter lost his life when he continued searching on his own. Over the years many have searched for the reef, but no one has found it. Does it exist or was it Lasseter's folly?Harry, a recent graduate with a degree in geology, was given a hand written journal as a graduation present from his Grandad, a gold prospector for most of his life. Does the journal contain directions to Lasseter's Reef? Is there a map identifying where the reef is located? If not, is there some other reason why no one has found a trace of the reef since Lasseter first saw it in 1911?There is an old saying amongst gold prospectors that "gold moves". and "you find gold, where you find it".Outback central Australia is an old land, nothing ever changes, so the locals say. Does that mean that as no one has ever found a single trace of Lasseter's Reef that Lasseter was a con artist? You make up your own mind as you follow Harry, Naomi, Clowie, Johno and Jacob in their hunt for potentially the largest gold reef the world has ever known.