W. Craig Gaines is the author of several books on lost treasure, including Lost Oklahoma Treasure, Lost Texas Treasure, Lost California Treasure and Lost Missouri Treasure, all published by The History Press. Craig has been interested in lost treasure since seeing the film Treasure Island when he was very young. He has written lost treasure stories for a variety of treasure hunting magazines over the years. Craig is an engineer, geologist and writer. He resides with his wife, Arla, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.