A Primary Source History of the Lost Colony of Roanoke

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The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, Dec 15, 2005 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 64 pages
Describes the two failed attempts by English colonists to establish a settlement on Roanoke Island at the end of the 16th century, and the mysterious disappearance of this area.

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Contents

Introduction The Mystery of Roanoke
4
England Challenges Spain
6
Scouting the New World
12
The Military Colony
21
John Whites Colony
31
The Lost Colony
41
An Unsolved Mystery
49
Timeline
52
Primary Source Transcriptions
54
Glossary
57
For More Information
58
For Further Reading
60
Bibliography
61
Primary Source Image List
62
Index
63
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