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History, Hoax, and Hype: The Oak Island Legend
Richard E. Joltes, 2006. Critical Enquiry (criticalenquiry.org).
A chapter-length critical history that goes back to the 1857 to 1864 newspaper sources, transcribes them, and argues that the early tale was most likely concocted or embellished to sell shares. Includes the Fader and Courtney geology report and a bibliography.
What it's used for here
The main sceptical and source-critical account; the project relies on its transcriptions of the 1860s papers.
Our copy
Research copy, for editors and curators. The work is the publisher's, so readers are sent to it. We keep this copy so the citation can be checked if the page changes or goes.
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Joltes, R. E. (2006). History, Hoax, and Hype: The Oak Island Legend. Critical Enquiry (criticalenquiry.org). https://criticalenquiry.org/oakisland/index.shtml
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Joltes, Richard E.. “History, Hoax, and Hype: The Oak Island Legend.” Critical Enquiry (criticalenquiry.org) (2006).