In May of 1895, on the old San Francisco waterfront, four sailors signed onto the four-masted barkentine Arago for a voyage to Valparaiso, Chile (and thence to such other foreign ports as the master

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Joe Knowles' wilderness-survival demonstration had been a huge success, and made him famous. But he'd been dogged by rumors that he cheated....

Shorty Davis was a popular sheepman who one day in 1900 disappeared ... and no one has ever seen a sign of him since....

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One of the 20th Centurys most influential show-biz men, the Jacksonville native was a Beaver who made it big....

As a historical account, the Lost Blue Bucket Mine story is, to put it mildly, questionable. But there can be no denying the impact it has had...