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Roanoke Island: The Beginnings of English America
Roanoke Island The Beginnings of English America
Author: David Stick
Well before the Jamestown settlers first sighted the Chesapeake Bay or the Mayflower reached the coast of Massachusetts, the first English colony in America was established on Roanoke Island. David Stick tells the story of that fascinating period in North Carolina's past, from the first expedition sent out by Sir Walter Ra...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780807841105
ISBN-10: 0807841102
Publication Date: 11/1/1983
Pages: 279
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Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Entertaining and detailed saga of the first English colony in The New World from its origins in England until it disappeared from English sight. References from original records are used throughout. All aspects of the colonization, including the natives' viewpoint are given. Governor White's sadness and resolution in giving up his daughter and grand-daughter (Virginia Dare - the first English child born in The New World) to God's care, knowing that he would never see them again in this life is extremely heartbreaking. The various theories on its disappearance are given and explained as the appropriate ending.
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Interesting historial account.


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