David's Blog
🌀 The Emerald That Rode Out Katrina: The Curse of the Bahia Emerald
An 840-pound emerald, a panther, Hurricane Katrina, thieves and ten lawsuits. An old Royal Street jeweler tells the story of the cursed Bahia Emerald, which rode out the storm in New Orleans.
👑 The Queen's Green Fire: Cleopatra's Emerald Mines
In a hidden valley in Egypt's desert, a miner's daughter learns where the queen's emeralds come from. The legend of Cleopatra and her emeralds.
💚 The Legends of Emerald: Green Fire of Queens, Treasure Hunters & Hurricanes
Cleopatra's mines, Nero's green lens, a sunken Spanish galleon and the cursed giant emerald that rode out Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans: the legends of emerald.
🌊 Today's the Day: The Sunken Emeralds of the Atocha
A Spanish treasure galleon lost in a 1622 hurricane, a sixteen-year search, and emeralds that stayed green under the sea. A grandfather in Key West tells the story of the Atocha.
