Beardmore
The Viking Hoax That Rewrote History
1st Edition
Published on 21. August 2018
509 pages
978-0-7735-5534-1 (ISBN)
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How the sensational discovery of a Viking grave in northern Ontario became a major museum controversy when it was exposed as a hoax.
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Hunter Douglas:
Douglas Hunter holds a PhD in history and has written several books including The Place of Stone: Dighton Rock and the Erasure of America's Indigenous Past. He lives in Port McNicoll, Ontario.Douglas Hunter holds a PhD in history and has written several books including The Place of Stone: Dighton Rock and the Erasure of America's Indigenous Past. He lives in Port McNicoll, Ontario.
Douglas Hunter holds a PhD in history and has written several books including The Place of Stone: Dighton Rock and the Erasure of America's Indigenous Past. He lives in Port McNicoll, Ontario.Douglas Hunter holds a PhD in history and has written several books including The Place of Stone: Dighton Rock and the Erasure of America's Indigenous Past. He lives in Port McNicoll, Ontario.
Content
- Cover
- BEARDMORE
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- List of Recurring Characters
- Illustrations
- Introduction
- PART ONE
- 1 The Middle Claim
- 2 The Viking Age
- 3 "Everything Is Conjecture"
- 4 Carlo
- 5 "The Biggest Historical Find . in America"
- 6 The Norse Grave
- 7 "I Think He Is Honest"
- 8 Troublesome Typology
- 9 "One of the Greatest Hoaxes of All Times"
- 10 Ripped Right Up the Back
- 11 John Drew Jacob Investigates
- 12 James Watson Curran to the Rescue
- PART TWO
- 13 "The Whole Story Is Perfectly Clear Now"
- 14 From Thirty-One to Thirty
- 15 Thomas Leslie Tanton Takes on the Case
- 16 "He Is a Damned Liar"
- 17 Doctor Currelly Publishes
- PART THREE
- 18 Doctor Tanton and Mr Elliott Investigate
- 19 "The More Confused I Get"
- 20 War Declared
- 21 "A Once Open Mind Is Closed"
- 22 "The Onus of Proof"
- 23 The Precedence of Fellows
- 24 The Judge's Survey
- 25 The Last Word
- PART FOUR
- 26 Doctor Brøndsted Investigates
- 27 Professor Carpenter Strikes Back
- 28 "I Am at Peace"
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
