The Curse of the San Andres

The True Story of Lost Gold and Adventure in the Desert Southwest

By: Henry James

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins

Publisher's summary

This is the true story of a gold mine in the San Andres Mountains in the Southwest, and of the strange events surrounding its history. It was while on a business trip to New Mexico that the author first became interested in the Lost Mine of the Padre. Intrigued by the stories of its fabulous wealth and by the disastrous fate which had overtaken everyone who had sought to win that wealth, he set out to examine the mine for himself. His search led him into situations filled with peril and excitement. With only the faint rays of a flashlight to guide him, he climbed on narrow, crumbling ledges where a slip of the foot would mean death; in total darkness on the desert he drove a jeep through a raging torrent of flood water; he battled human hostility as well as the antagonism of Nature. Mr. James knows the Southwest well, and his descriptions of the haunting beauty of its pine-covered mountains and the barren wastes of its deserts arc vivid and realistic. THE CURSE OF THE SAN ANDRES is a suspenseful adventure story which brings to the reader many little-known facts about the past of the Southwest, where history and legend intermingle in a fascinating and colorful fashion. Whats been said about this book: . . a great contribution to literature of the Southwest . . .” —John Milne, former president of the New Mexico State Board of Education, founder and publisher of the New Mexico School Review . . full of little-known facts and legends of the Southwest . . . suspense, description of beautiful country and history, written in a most entertaining form . . —Alice Briley, President, Albuquerque Branch. National League of American Pen Women. Inc. “. . . The book adds a new facet to the colorful pageantry of this Southwest and furnishes a capsule history of many obscure or forgotten events.” —Robert S. Blatchford, former ranger. United States Forest Service . . some very interesting legends and sidelights on the early history of the Southwest . . . many interesting characters and happenings.” —William B. Reardon, retired Colonel. U.S. Army . . book treats in a very entertaining manner a portion of the history of the State about which . . . very little is known.’’ —Ray R. Corkan, former reporter . . this story of the Lost Mine of the Padre, in the San Andres Mountains, has fascinated me . . . so real that I would like to take up the search for this lost treasure myself ...” —Gus Nikos, gold miner and owner