A lost colony hoax : the Chowan River Dare stone / Brandon Fullam.
| Author/creator |
Fullam, Brandon, 1944- author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2021] |
| Description | vii, 197 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Part One-The Dare Stones -- The Fascinating Chowan River Stone -- Ask and it shall be given to you: Stones #2-#24 -- Cheaper by the Dozen: Stones #25-48 -- Enter Boyden Sparks -- The Shifting Tide of Opinion: 1937-Present -- Part Two-The Evidence -- Historical Hoaxes and the "Preponderance of Evidence" -- The Physical and Orthographic Evidence -- The Conclusive Evidence -- Part Three-The Suspects -- Persons of Interest -- The Perpetrators: "Captain" Jack DeLysle -- The Perpetrators: L.E. Hammond -- The Perpetrators: Herbert M. Dove -- Concluding Comments and Observations on the -- Chowan River Stone Hoax -- Part Four-Postscript -- Reassessing Lost Colony Theories. |
| Abstract | "On November 8, 1937, a tourist from California named L. E. Hammond walked onto the campus of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, carrying a 21-pound rock he had accidentally stumbled upon in North Carolina. The barely-legible inscription on the rock appeared to be a lengthy message from Eleanor Dare, mother of Virginia Dare, and it was dated 1591. The inscription told of the trials and tribulations endured by the English colonists after their departure from Roanoke Island in 1587. The authenticity of that stone, commonly referred to as the Chowan River Dare Stone, has remained an open question since its appearance in 1937. Carefully researched and documented, this book finally provides conclusive evidence that the Chowan River Dare Stone is a clever 20th century fraud. In doing so, the book also tells the fascinating story of the Dare Stone and exposes the orchestration of the hoax and its shadowy perpetrators"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Folklore. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2021047254 |
| ISBN | 9781476686431 paperback |
| ISBN | 1476686432 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | NC Stacks | F229 .F84 2021 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |