Roanoke: The Abandoned Colony

The story of Roanoke is a tale marked by courage, miscalculation, exhilaration, intrigue, and enduring mystery. Now in its second edition, Roanoke: The Abandoned Colony tells the tragic and heroic story of the lost colony during the years between Columbus's voyages and the landing of the Mayflower. Award-winning historian Karen Ordahl Kupperman brings to life the struggle of the settlers and the complex Native American cultures they encountered; and examines reasons for the colony's failure and what might have become of the first English settlers in the New World.

ISBN-13: 9780742552630

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers - Inc.

Publication Date: 01-18-2007

Pages: 208

Product Dimensions: 8.76(w) x 5.82(h) x 0.54(d)

Karen Ordahl Kupperman is Silver Professor of History at New York University. She is the award-winning author of Indians and English: Facing Off in Early America and Providence Island, 1630-1641: The Other Puritan Colony.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: England's Bid for Greatness Chapter 2: The First Colony: A Military Outpost Chapter 3: Expectations Chapter 4: The Carolina Algonquians on the Eve of Colonization Chapter 5: The Strained Relationship of Indians and Colonists Chapter 6: The Debate Over Colonies Chapter 7: A Genuine Settlement Chapter 8: Abandonment at Roanoke Chapter 9: Endings Epilogue: The Nature of Successful Colonization Afterword