Roanoke The Abandoned Colony

by Kupperman, Karen Ordahl

• ISBN13: 9780742552630
• ISBN10: 0742552632
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-18
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

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 O. 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.

Author Biography

Karen Ordahl Kupperman is Silver Professor of History at New York University

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. ix
Preface to the Second Edition	p. xi
Preface to the First Edition	p. xiii
England's Bid For Greatness	p. 1
The First Colony: A Military Outpost	p. 13
Expectations	p. 25
The Carolina Algonquians on the Eve of Colonization	p. 41
The Strained Relationship of Indians and Colonists	p. 65
The Debate Over Colonies	p. 87
A Genuine Settlement	p. 105
Abandonment at Roanoke	p. 119
Endings	p. 137
Epilogue: The Nature of Successful Colonization	p. 159
Afterwords, 2007	p. 169
Notes	p. 179
Index	p. 185
About the author	p. 191
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