Treasure in the Shawnee Hills

by C.C. Wills

Treasure in the Shawnee Hills opens in pre-Civil War Southern Illinois as five riders on horseback come into an Ohio River port to take a gold cache out of the local bank. The five make it out of town with the gold, but the posse is right behind them. Are they able to elude the posse or are they caught and the coins returned? The answer lies up in the Shawnee Hills!

Nearly 150 years later, while on a hunting trip with his brother in the Shawnee Hills, a man discovers a gold coin in the midst of a terrible ice storm. Were there more coins to be discovered like the one he found? If so, where did they come from and where could they be?

Treasure in the Shawnee Hills takes us on a twisting journey that involves ancestry/genealogy and a connection between 150 years of American history.

http://www.treasureintheshawneehills.com / http://www.twitter.com/builderbob09

C.C. Wills

C. C. Wills lives in the Midwest on 23 acres he and his wife bought for their retirement home. Having retired from Kraft Foods after 35 years he decided it was time for something else in his life.

Both C. C. and his wife like spending time with nature – not only do they have 12 acres of timber, they have also planted 300 Black Walnuts, 20 Pecans, and various other nut trees, with plans for more. Also, they put in 250 eastern Red Cedars for the deer and turkey. Their home lies in the country just south of Danville, Illinois which was home to Dick and Jerry Van Dyke, Gene Hackman, Donald O’Connor and a few more well known personalities! It was C. C.’s love of coin collecting that helped spark his interest in writing this story.

Having grown up in a family that hunted and fished not only for fun, but also to survive, his parents taught him values, work ethic, and the respect of others. He feels very blessed to have both of them.