Becoming the Lost Colony: The History, Lore and Popular Culture of the Roanoke Mystery

by E. Thomson Shields Jr. and Charles R. Ewen

Headlines declare after each new hint of evidence that the Lost Colony--the English colonists left on Roanoke Island in 1587, including Virginia Dare--has been found. None of these claims pass muster as the historical, archaeological, and literary evidence presented here demonstrate.

This book analayzes several hypotheses and demonstrates why none have been shown to be more probable than any of the others. To understand how the 1587 colonists...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476694966
• ISBN13: 9781476694962
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up