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Roanoke

solving the mystery of the lost colony
2001
Explores the mystery of the lost colony settled on Roanoke Island in 1587, presenting the author's theory about what really happened to the 116 people who disappeared from the apparently thriving community, and arguing that there were those at the English court who had reason to want the colony, established by Sir Walter Raleigh, to fail.

The mystery of the lost colony

2010
Mimi tells Christina and Grant a mystery story about North Carolina's Lost Colony, complete with two boisterous boys, kidnapped coins, a foggy graveyard, a missing friend, and moonlight trip on an old sailing ship.

Sound the jubilee

1997
A slave and her family escape from their North Carolina plantation during the early part of the Civil War, finding refuge on Roanoke Island.

The mystery of the Roanoke Colony

2007
A graphic novel that explores the mystery surrounding the lost colony of Roanoke, a settlement established in Virginia in 1585 whose people disappeared while awaiting supplies from England.

Roanoke

the abandoned colony
2007
Presents an account of Roanoke colony, the first colony of English families, established in North America in 1587 under the guidance of Sir Walter Raleigh.

Changing tides

a Gates family mystery
2007
In 1612, English brothers Samuel and William Gates seek to turn their family's bad fortune around in the Americas and, after receiving a cryptic message from a stranger during the voyage across the Atlantic, begin searching for a hidden treasure linked to the lost colony of Roanoke.

The legend of the white doe

1988
After the destruction of the English colony on Roanoke Island by hostile Indians forces the survivors to live with a friendly tribe, Virginia Dare finds her first love coming to a tragic and supernatural end.

Roanoke

2012
Presents the history of the Roanoke Colony, and offers several theories about its disappearance. Includes color illustrations, a chronology and timeline, a glossary, and further resources.

The lost colony of Roanoke

2002
Chronicles the history of the colony of Roanoke and speculates as to why the colony was deserted when its founder returned three years after it was first settled.

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