Lost Colonists Their Fortune and Probable Fate

Issued on America¹s 400th Ann¹y. of the first English attempts to explore and settle North Amer. Discusses the charter Queen Eliz. I of England granted Walter Ralegh (Raleigh) in 1584, upon which Ralegh sent a reconnaissance expedition to what is now North Carolina. This was followed by a colony under the leadership of Ralph Lane, which established headquarters in Roanoke Island. Lane and his men spent nearly a year in the area. In the summer of 1587, Gov. John White and a colony of 115 men, women, and children settled there, and the first English child was born in America. When Gov. White returned to England for supplies, his departure was the last contact with the settlers who constituted the ³Lost Colony,² renowned in history, lit., and folklore. Maps and illustrations.Quinn, David Beers is the author of 'Lost Colonists Their Fortune and Probable Fate' with ISBN 9780756732400 and ISBN 0756732409.