A mathematician has deciphered the true story of Oak Island. The story is unbelievably amazing and the best part is that it's entirely true. The Lagina brothers were absolutely right, something truly remarkable happened on Oak Island and the Mathematician can prove it! Although the mystery of Oak Island has been solved, much work still remains!
The Mathematician wanted to publish his results in the form of a research paper, but his wife suggested that he write up his findings in the form of a story, with each chapter being more revealing, allowing the reader an opportunity to share in the exciting discovery of the clues. The Mathematician's series of breakthroughs led him on a research expedition of a lifetime, ending in the most fantastic revelations.
He typically hates writing up his mathematical discoveries, preferring to move on to the next topic of his research. In this case, however, he feverishly wrote up his findings on Oak Island in less than a month, so that he could reveal the story to the world as soon as possible.
The tale is too detailed to fit in the margins of this page, and it is better read as a story. The Mathematician self-published the story to release it as soon as possible, because he has a day job, and to return to his true love: his family and mathematics.
Pour Angelique: Free-Flowing Paperback
Okay, the Mathematician swore to his wife he would never write another book again! However, he recently researched the Shugborough Inscription; just for fun, again having some use-or-lose time off work. He assumed it was an entirely unrelated cipher. It turns out there is another side of the Oak Island story! And even more, it led him to a complete, contemporary corroboration! He's now uncovered and deciphered more than 6 authenticated ciphers from this time period and, much to his wife's dismay, has enough material for another sequel! According to his wife, "A Pirate's Folly" reads much better! She loved it and she doesn't even like the subject matter! If you weren't convinced he had it right it in "Pour Angelique", he now has irrefutable evidence! The story is complex, and he has endeavored to tell it more plainly, now in the form of a historical fiction, but it is entirely true! He even knows where to dig and is hoping an archaeologist contacts him!
A Pirate's Folly: Free-Flowing Paperback
The Mathematician would like to personally thank the Laginas, their partners, and "The War Room" collaborators, and the History Channel for documenting their findings which were inspiring and instrumental in the Mathematician's research.
The Mathematician would also like to acknowledge the efforts of all of the searchers, authors, archivists and historians, especially the now departed, Zena Halpern. And most recently, the amazing research of Andrew Baker on Thomas Anson.
Additionally, the Mathematician would not have made any of his breakthroughs if it were not for GNU Linux, the Ubuntu operating system, and the Free and Open Source software that enabled his research.
Lastly, the Mathematician credits much of his success in this endeavor to Google, the most powerful researcher on the planet, and to the patience and support of his loving wife and family.
"Just read the eBook. Congratulations! Your book is fascinating and much more interesting than anything the Curse of Oak Island crew has theorized."
--- blue__sky (reddit)
"Really interesting read that makes a lot more sense to me than the theories they feed you on the show. Clearly the author did a lot of work to connect the dots and might be a genius/insane. Would definitely recommend! even if you are a bit of a cretin like me with little knowledge of the Oak Island mystery, the area and the time period.
Get this guy on the show"
--- Polka-Tulk (reddit)
"Mystery Solved! I watched the Curse of Oak Island show and thought it was really interesting. This book explains what really happened."
--- Cameo S (goodreads)
"Fun, fascinating read! Thanks so much for taking the time to do this."
--- RitchRock (reddit)
"I found the book fascinating reading. At times there are so many names, places, dates and events that I needed a flow chart. No mathematical formulas, but there are lots of factual information. If you would like to stimulate your brain and be entertained, I highly recommend this book."
--- Cathi (Senior RV Adventure)
"I bought the kindle version this morning and have mostly finished reading - quite interesting indeed, thanks for posting your research in a book!"
--- crUshed420 (reddit)
"...its very interesting and I'm surprised it hasn't gotten more attention... I enjoyed the book and appreciated that it put forth a novel theory that seems quite plausible. It was well worth the time and money IMO."
--- FomoErektus (reddit)
"I won this book in a goodreads drawing from the author. I was looking forward to reading it as I am very much interested in the Oak Island mystery. The book arrived signed by the author with the sigma notation equation for pi. The author is a mathematician and, obviously, writes like one. ... The book was very interesting and I really enjoyed it. I would say that anyone interested in the Oak Island mystery, or just historical mysteries in general, should read this book."
--- Tonia (goodreads)
"Awesome work. Read it today. Thanks for putting the work in. You did a great job. It was well worth the read."
--- fungi2bewith (reddit)
My book printers refused to print the symbolic, artistic, and mathematical sequence of page numbers at the end of the book, fearing that customers would return the book since they would be missing infinitely many pages. As a result, I had to shift the page numbers to a more traditional accounting--page one beginning on the introduction now placed after the front-matter, even pages on the left, and numbered to the end of the book. I forgot to change the corresponding list of images on the copyright page. As a result, the listing of images on the copyright page should be shifted down by 5, with the exception of the image on pg. 200. I will leave the original Print-Replica eBook with the page numbering as intended and leave the incorrect listing on the copyright page of the Paperback until I do a second printing (probably soon, which will make the First Edition, first printing rare). My wife says no one reads that page anyways :) Update: I have now fixed this in the First Edition, second printing, along with 5 typographic errors. Now, First Edition, third printing, after fixing 3 typographic errors. Now, First Edition, fourth printing, after fixing the last typographic error ;) Now, First Edition, fifth printing, after really fixing the last typographic error ;) Now, First Edition, sixth printing, after inserting a comma in a sentence that's been driving me crazy ;)
A very good friend of mine, also a Number Theorist, in fact, a brilliant English one, spotted that I got the name of the English Number Theorist, John Littlewood, wrong! I wrote Littlefield--twice! My friend wondered if this was a cryptic reference, but no, sadly, the name is etched incorrectly in my memory :) I've now corrected this in the First Edition, seventh printing. Thanks Alastair!
Based on the Wikipedia article and Richard Zachs' "The Pirate Hunter" I made two claims that I now believe are in doubt.
1.) I can find no evidence that Culliford served 4 years in the Indian prison with his shipmates. My latest research has uncovered several documents saying he didn't (though 15 of his shipmates did). Since Culliford was the most literate of his shipmates, he would most likely have written the note that escaped prison. This was done by James Kelley. There are several other incongruities as to how he had established employment and relationships in such a short period of time and how the 15 captives were able to elude recapture. These facts troubled me before and I can't find any references to support the established theories. I suspect that people might have concluded that Culliford found his homosexuality in prison with Jon (Paul) Swann. In "A Pirate's Folly", I word this part of his life ambiguously to accept both theories, though I'm reasonably confidant he escaped capture.
2) Also, all prior works that I could find suggest that William Kidd burnt his ship Adventure Galley, it being "Worm-eaten and leaky". This is Kidd's testimony and we know he lied about many things, including his age and/or place of birth. I ruled the "worm" theory out as not being very plausible and suggested that it was more likely he did this because he couldn't crew two ships and he stood to keep the Adventure Prize but owed the Galley to his backers. But I give both theories credibility in Pour Angelique. I now believe that the fire was started in the suicide attempt (his life and his shares were being threatened and Culliford barely talked him down/broke the door in the nick of time). And Kidd and Culliford probably spread the rumor that the fire was deliberate. Culliford had a hand in ensuring Kidd got his shares in any event...
Update: I have just uncovered the earliest accounting of Kidd's life, in a first hand account of the life of William Kidd! (see A Pirate's Folly) and it sheds whole new light on the life of the Pirate Hunter! Namely, he cheated on his wife and fell out with her; that being the reason he went to England to pursue Pirate Hunting. This was known by relatives but kept secret from the public. Also, this account claims the Adventure Galley had been set on fire when William Kidd was in the act of threatening suicide! This makes much more sense than previous accounts! That he threatened as much has been related elsewhere. Kidd not going through with it, but the fire spreading before it could be put out, as related from an interview by Culliford and his son! The first hand account says Kidd and Culliford and the cabin boy were lucky to make it out alive, Some of the powder he placed with his baled shares of the booty having been ignited. This is from interviews taking place well before 1772 (most likely before 1750) and principally derived from Culliford (the Pirate) and his son (the Engineer). Note this is the earliest account I'm aware of that strongly argued Kidd was cheated by his backers and that he was a (bad) Privateer/Pirate Hunter.
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