For God, Family and Republic

The Hunt for Confederate Gold, by Thomas Moore. (Fusilier Books, 2005. ISBN: 0976998203. $17.50 retail.)

The Hunt for Confederate Gold is an action-packed thriller that puts the heroes on a suspense-filled search for a long lost Confederate treasure. What is particularly remarkable is that the Hunt weaves together two intricate tales in one, as the flashbacks to the late War between the State provide a backdrop to the story as it unfolds in our time. This tale packs quite a few punches. Hounded by corrupt federal agents, the protagonists George T. Bolitho and Parker Hastie treks off on a treasure hunt with his compatriots in an exciting suspense-filled story. Moore builds up your anticipation as you follow them on their trek. As a matter of historical fact, George A. Trenholm, Secretary of the Confederate Treasury had departed Richmond on train with a cache of Confederate gold right before the city fell. No one knows what happened to gold, but there has been no shortage of speculation. This is the backdrop for the story. Rumors have abounded in my hometown, the last Capital of the Confederacy, of a lost Confederate treasure in the surrounding area for years. Though, this is a work of fiction, it is a plausible work nonetheless. Thomas Moore is a master story teller and has weaved together a fascinating story. This is a must read book, and is destined to be a classic. I won't spoil good fiction by writing spoiler summations of it, so I encourage you to read the Hunt for Confederate Gold, and see for yourself.

Clyde Wilson wrote the perrenial book review of the Hunt on LewRockwell.com. The American View radio show interviewed author Thomas Moore about his new book.