A Kingdom Strange: The Brief and Tragic History of the Lost Colony of Roanoke, Paperback - James Horn

Reducere. 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 ...

Reducere. The Lost Colony of Roanoke is one of the most puzzling mysteries in America's history. In 1587, 115 colonists sailed to the new world, eager to bui...

Reducere. November 1587. A report reaches London that Sir Walter Raleigh s expedition, which left England months before to land the first English settlers in...

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Reducere. In 1587 John White was chosen by Sir Walter Raleigh to lead a new colony at Roanoke off the Atlantic coast. After bringing many men, women, and chi...

Reducere. DescriptionTwo shiploads of hopeful colonists arrive on the rugged coast of present day Maine in late spring, 1607. They are determined to establis...

Reducere. In History Comics: The Roanoke Colony, Chris Schweizer investigates one of America's oldest and most intriguing mysteries. Over a hundred years bef...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Darra GoldsteinIllustration(s): 16 b-w photographs, 1 mapNumber of pages: 200Collection: Califo...

Reducere. In History Comics: The Roanoke Colony, Chris Schweizer separates fact from fiction and uncovers the secrets of one of America's most puzzling myste...

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Jim Nichols was a lively, vigorous frontiersman who came to Texas about the time of its Revolution. As with many men of that day, Nichols' formal e...

Publisher: Andesite PressAuthor(s): James Horne MorrisonNumber of pages: 278Publication date: 2015Dimensions: 165 x 242 x 22Cover type: HardbackRed...

Reducere. The legend of the Lost Colony has been captivating imaginations for nearly a century. When they left Roanoke Island, where did they go? What is the...

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Reducere. Roanoke, Virginia, is one of America's great historic railroad centers. The Norfolk & Western Railway Company, now the Norfolk Southern Corporation...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Anatole KonstantinThis book is the story of the men who believed they knew how to create an ideal world, and in its name di...

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Reducere. This Brief History tells the story of The House of Windsor. Starting with George V and going through Charles, Prince of Wales, all the way to Queen...

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Shipbuilding in the United Kingdom provides a systematic historical account of the British Shipbuilders corporation, first looking at this major in...

The definitive oral history of London's most notorious drinking club

A concise look at the evolution of one of our most crucial transport and trade routes that will open your eyes to its vivid history. Jeremy Black e...

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First book to deal with de Vere's life and extraordinary career, during the Wars of the Roses and beyond.

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The village of Rockville Centre is a suburban haven on Long Island. Beginning in the eighteenth century with families like the DeMotts, this small ...

Reducere. DescriptionA sensational murder, trial, and a young woman's execution in Depression-era New York At first glance, the 1932 Easter morning murder of...

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