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

by James Horn

Book Overview

The "gripping adventure story" (Christian Science Monitor) of the Lost Colony of Roanoke and the mystery at the center of the American founding
In 1587, John White led 118 English men, women, and children to Roanoke Island, off the coast of North Carolina, intending to establish the first English colony in America. Faced with dwindling supplies and hostile Indians, they soon found themselves struggling to survive. White returned to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465024904
• ISBN13: 9780465024902
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher