The House That Jack Built: The True Story Behind the Marsden Grotto and the Search for Roman Treasure

by Michael J. Hallowell

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The House That Jack Built is one of the strangest tales in British history, and begins with an old lead miner and his wife who took up residence in a remote cave on a windswept beach in South Shields. A pub was built within the cave and a concerted search initiated to find buried Roman treasure hidden in a complex network of underground caves and tunnels. Before long, a desperate battle took place between Peter Allan -South Shields' real-life Indiana Jones -and a coterie of politicians who were determined to find the treasure hoard before he did. Their goal? To bring about a revolution in Italy. Told for the first time, The House That Jack Built reveals the shocking truth behind one of history's greatest untold stories.
  • ISBN10 1445631474
  • ISBN13 9781445631479
  • Publish Date 15 November 2008
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Amberley Publishing
  • Format eBook (EPUB)
  • Pages 240
  • Language English