This book provides a comprehensive overview of the Roanoke Colony, the first English settlement in the New World. It covers the history of the colony from its founding in 1587 to its mysterious disappearance three years later. It examines the motivations of the colonists, their interactions with the
The Roanoke Colony was the site of two attempts by Sir Walter Raleigh to find the first permanent English settlement in North America. The first colony was established at Roanoke Island in 1585 as a military outpost, and was evacuated in 1586. The more famous second colony, known as the Lost Colony, began when a new group of settlers under John White arrived on the island in 1587; a ship in 1590 found the colony abandoned. The fate of the 112 to 121 colonists remains largely unknown.