{"product_id":"a-lost-colony-hoax-9781476686431","title":"A Lost Colony Hoax","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\t1\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\t5\u003cbr\u003ePart One—The Dare Stones\u003cbr\u003e1. The Fascinating Chowan River Stone\t12\u003cbr\u003e2. Ask and it shall be given to you: Stones #2–#24\t23\u003cbr\u003e3. Cheaper by the Dozen: Stones #25–48\t36\u003cbr\u003e4. Enter Boyden Sparks\t46\u003cbr\u003e5. The Shifting Tide of Opinion: 1937–Present\t54\u003cbr\u003ePart Two—The Evidence\u003cbr\u003e6. Historical Hoaxes and the \"Preponderance of Evidence\"\t64\u003cbr\u003e7. The Physical and Orthographic Evidence\t77\u003cbr\u003e8. The Conclusive Evidence\t96\u003cbr\u003ePart Three—The Suspects\u003cbr\u003e9. Persons of Interest\t106\u003cbr\u003e10. The Perpetrators: \"Captain\" Jack DeLysle\t119\u003cbr\u003e11. The Perpetrators: L.E. Hammond\t132\u003cbr\u003e12. The Perpetrators: Herbert M. Dove\t143\u003cbr\u003e13. Concluding Comments and Observations on the Chowan River Stone Hoax\t149\u003cbr\u003ePart Four—Postscript\u003cbr\u003e14. Reassessing Lost Colony Theories\t160\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A. Correspondence and Documents Relating to L.E. Hammond\t169\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B. The 48 Dare Stones\t173\u003cbr\u003eChapter Notes\t185\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\t192\u003cbr\u003eIndex\t195","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040497598807,"sku":"9781476686431","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476686431.jpg?v=1750946935","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-lost-colony-hoax-9781476686431","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}