Treasure Island revisited
Adventure and exploration, Biography, History, Criticism
Human-narrated audio
Summary
The story of Captain Keating and the Cocos Island treasure, also known as "The lost treasure of Lima", was the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's novel "Treasure Island". Hundreds of adventurers from all over the world, including President Franklin D.… Roosevelt, sought Keating's treasure, estimated to be worth three hundred million dollars. An examination of the tale of Captain Keating, and of the connections between his story and Stevenson's classic. 2005.