Oak Island Obsession: The Restall Story

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    • Gradually, all those insufferable numbers gave up centre stage and faded into the background, allowing me, for the first time, to discover the poignant little real life stories that lay between the lines. Your parents were very unique individuals. Can you describe a childhood experience you had that contributed to you becoming a writer? Sorry, no particular event pops out; however, in many childhood memories, I seem to be a dispassionate observer, watching silently as the drama unfolds.

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    Although I love fiction, when pen hits the paper, out comes real life. What did you do differently to ensure that Oak Island Family would appeal to a younger audience? Which book was more challenging to write?

    My first book was intended to be a family biography that included a chapter or two on the Oak Island experience. But when I heard the groundless speculation that the Restall experience on Oak Island had been little more than an extended vacation, Oak Island Obsession was born.

    For safety reasons, my Dad? Little had been made public. I vowed that the true story of the Restall search for treasure now would be told.

    The problem was — I did not know anything about the Restall search, except for those months in which my husband and I participated. After my mother died, I had inherited cartons of contracts, journals, correspondence, maps, sketches, newspapers, magazines, and over slides and snapshots which bore no captions.

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    My parents had saved everything. Could this material tell their story? A journal entry such as,? Got down 22 feet? Rick, only fourteen when tragedy struck, said,?

    I was just a kid.? It took nearly two years of pouring over papers and photos, before I could string those disparate pieces of information together into an accurate sequence of events. In Obsession , I let family members speak for themselves through their own writings.

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    I had no idea what was really important to the treasure-hunting world, so I left everything in. My own writing was used to connect family pieces, and to relate events that I had witnessed firsthand.

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    Incidentally, Rick was able to put aside his abhorrence of the topic, read multiple drafts, and proffer invaluable information and advice. Oak Island Family is my book.

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    It was written for newcomers to Oak Island history. Too few Canadians know the story. The Restall Hunt for Buried Treasure. Opperman Report - YouTube. The Opperman Report iHeartRadio. For more than two hundred years, treasure-hunters have come to Oak Island in search of riches and glory. Fired by the discovery of man-made underground shafts, tunnels and passageways, men have pitted their own ingenuity, money, and muscle against the island. But always, the island has sent them away, empty-handed.

    Oak Island Obsession : The Restall Story by Lee Lamb (2006, Paperback)

    Bob Restall was sure that he could succeed where others had failed. He moved his wife, Mildred, their teenage son, Bobby, and their younger son, Ricky, to Oak Island, where, for nearly six years the family lived a Spartan life, channeling their energies into a persistent drive to unravel the mystery of Oak Island and claim the treasure.

    But, then one August day, the Restall hunt for buried treasure came to a sudden and tragic end. In reality they were Bob and Mildred Restall, parents of three, who balanced their glamorous show-business career with a happy, stable home life. In October , the Restalls embarked on the ultimate family adventure, as Bob led his family to the east coast of Canada to dig for the famous treasure of Oak Island. For nearly six years they lived without telephone, hydro, or running water while newspapers and magazines chronicled their attempts to solve the mystery of the Money Pit.

    On August 17, , their quest ended in tragedy when four men died.

    This biography, compiled by their daughter, includes material written by each family member. Lyrical descriptions of nature, amusing anecdotes, details of the dig, and numerous photographs help to tell the story.

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    The Restall Story In reality they were Bob and Mildred Restall, parents of three, who balanced their glamorous She previously wrote Oak Island Obsession. Oak Island Obsession: The Restall Story [Lee Lamb] on bahana-line.com *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. As Bob and Mildred Lee, they amazed audiences.

    This book is a must for Oak Island enthusiasts.