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.
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.
Retired educator Brandon Fullam has been researching and writing for over a decade about England's first attempts to establish a permanent colony in present-day North Carolina. Much of his work has focused on the disappearance of what has become known as the 1587 Lost Colony. He has published two previous books on this topic. His work has also appeared in Lost Colony Research Group and Sampson County Historical Society publications. He is a member of the Virginia Historical Society and the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia and lives in Midlothian, Virginia.
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Table of Contents Preface Introduction Part One-The Dare Stones 1. The Fascinating Chowan River Stone 2. Ask and it shall be given to you: Stones #2-#24 3. Cheaper by the Dozen: Stones #25-48 4. Enter Boyden Sparks 5. The Shifting Tide of Opinion: 1937-Present Part Two-The Evidence 6. Historical Hoaxes and the "Preponderance of Evidence" 7. The Physical and Orthographic Evidence 8. The Conclusive Evidence Part Three-The Suspects 9. Persons of Interest 10. The Perpetrators: "Captain" Jack DeLysle 11. The Perpetrators: L.E. Hammond 12. The Perpetrators: Herbert M. Dove 13. Concluding Comments and Observations on the Chowan River Stone Hoax Part Four-Postscript 14. Reassessing Lost Colony Theories Appendix A. Correspondence and Documents Relating to L.E. Hammond Appendix B. The 48 Dare Stones Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface Introduction Part One-The Dare Stones 1. The Fascinating Chowan River Stone 2. Ask and it shall be given to you: Stones #2-#24 3. Cheaper by the Dozen: Stones #25-48 4. Enter Boyden Sparks 5. The Shifting Tide of Opinion: 1937-Present Part Two-The Evidence 6. Historical Hoaxes and the "Preponderance of Evidence" 7. The Physical and Orthographic Evidence 8. The Conclusive Evidence Part Three-The Suspects 9. Persons of Interest 10. The Perpetrators: "Captain" Jack DeLysle 11. The Perpetrators: L.E. Hammond 12. The Perpetrators: Herbert M. Dove 13. Concluding Comments and Observations on the Chowan River Stone Hoax Part Four-Postscript 14. Reassessing Lost Colony Theories Appendix A. Correspondence and Documents Relating to L.E. Hammond Appendix B. The 48 Dare Stones Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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