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A Kingdom Strange
The Brief and Tragic History of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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By James Horn
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In this gripping account based on new archival material, colonial historian James Horn tells for the first time the complete story of what happened to the Roanoke colonists and their descendants. A compellingly original examination of one of the great unsolved mysteries of American history, A Kingdom Strange will be essential reading for anyone interested in our national origins.
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"Magnificent...Horn's winning account is a gripping adventure story about global ambition, individual hardship, and an unsolved historical mystery."Christian Science Monitor
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"The fate of the Lost Colony is a mystery at the heart of the nation's founding, chock full of odd characters, conspiracy theories, strange turns of events -- even enigmatic carvings left behind on trees. James Horn...has written a lucid and readable account of the Roanoke colony and the forces that created it. He makes a persuasive case for what must have happened to the settlers."Washington Post
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"[A] fast-paced tale of greed, adventure, and tragedy that distills pretty much all that is known and most of what is surmised about the Lost Colony."Seattle Times
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"A story of overweening ambition, heartbreak, greed, and repeated failure that...stamped Britain's culture and power on North America."The Weekly Standard
- On Sale
- Oct 4, 2011
- Page Count
- 320 pages
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- ISBN-13
- 9780465024902
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