Treasure in a Cornfield; The Discovery and Excavation of the Steamboat Arabia

Kansas City: Paddle Wheel Publishing [0-9657612-5-8] 1998. (Hardcover) Near fine in near fine dust jacket. 224pp. Illustrated endpapers, diagrams, black and white and color photographs and illustrations, glossary, appendix. "Steaming up the Missouri River en route to the frontier, the Arabia carried 130 passengers and 220 tons of precious cargo. On September 5, 1856, a submerged walnut tree pierced her hull, sinking the Arabia one-half mile below Parkville, Missouri. In time the river changed course, leaving the Arabia and her priceless freight deep beneath a Kansas farm field. Men dreaming of the hidden trove began spinning magical tales of gold, silver, and whiskey lost aboard the steamer". Book about Arabia--Steamboat. Locale: Kansas--United States; Missouri River. (Archaeology, Adventure and Adventurers, Archaeology, Excavations, Steamboats, Treasure).