A huge thank to historian David LaVere (a fellow Louisiana native!)--he sat down with me recently to discuss his book, The Lost Rocks, which dissects the very real but certainly soap-opera-esque tale of the Dare Stones. Join us as he helps me to unravel the story of the original stone, the professors who examined it, and the forged stones that followed in its wake. Is the original one real? Spoiler alert, we obviously can't say for sure. But it was wonderfully fun to consider!
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Published 11/18/22
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My sources for this episode (with their links on Bookshop, which supports local bookstores across the country):
Lee Miller, Roanoke: Solving the Mystery of the Lost Colony https://bookshop.org/p/books/roanoke-solving-the-mystery-of-the-lost-colony-lee-miller/9648552?ean=9781611453317
Karen Ordahl Kupperman, Roanoke: The Abandoned Colony, 2nd Edition ...
Published 11/18/22