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A Kingdom Strange: The Brief and Tragic History of the Lost Colony of Roanoke

Author James Horn
Publisher Basic Books
Category History
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Author(s)James Horn
PublisherBasic Books
ISBN / ASIN0465024904
ISBN-139780465024902
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank278,236
CategoryHistory
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸

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In 1587, John White led 117 English men, women, and children to Roanoke Island, off the coast of North Carolina. They hoped to establish a British foothold in North America, but soon found themselves struggling to survive. White returned to England for help, but when he returned to Roanoke in 1590, the colonists were nowhere to be found: White never saw his friends or family again. But as James Horn reveals in A Kingdom Strange, some from the party survived; their descendants were discovered a century later, a living testament to America's remarkable origins.

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