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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.
Customer Reviews:
Interesting and relevant history........2006-05-06
I'm not certain why, but books on the "lost" colony of Roanoke seemed to catch my eye, so I added several to my wish list. I selected Karen O. Kupperman's volume as the first to read and found it interesting and insightful.
Roanoke, the Abandoned Colony is a little old and reflects it's 1984 vintage. Settlement of the North and South American continents is described as having occurred by way of a "land bridge" during the glacial epic 10,000 to 40,000 years ago. Native people are depicted as having followed their game animals across the Bering Strait into the Americas. Today this is considered somewhat less likely than it was prior to the 1990s, and alternative possibilities are usually given in more recent works on the topic.
Once beyond the background history of the native population, however, the author is on firmer ground. The ample documentation of early English settlement provides her with evidence for a thorough discussion of the period. Much of her background information, however, is taken from secondary rather than primary sources. The notes to the edition contain references to works written in the 1960s, 70s, and 80's about Roanoke, Raleigh, the Southeastern Indians, and so on, rather than documents by early explorers, although she consults those doing original research with primary sources or with archaeological field data.
I had rather expected a more sensational approach to the topic; most of us who know anything at all about Roanoke simply know of the mysterious disappearance of its colonists and the name Virginia Dare. Neglected beyond that introduction by most high school American history courses-in fact many college courses-the average reader is left with a lacuna in his/her understanding of the colonial era.
Ms Kupperman ably fills that breach. Her discussion of Indian culture and politics during the age is very insightful. When I studied American colonial history years ago, the Indian people were hardly considered at all, and then mostly as "background noise," sort of part of the flora and fauna of the continent. That they had political acumen, let alone a political agenda, was not even considered, a lapse that made the history of the period lopsided and confusing. The academic perspective at the time-prior to the establishment of American Indian Studies programs in colleges and universities-was no doubt an outgrowth of the European point of view. Historians and like minded individuals in US society saw the expression of expansionism and the displacement and even extermination of native peoples as part of its "manifest destiny." So integral is this perspective to society's concept of itself even now, that it requires works like Roanoke to remove the cultural blinders. Through it all, though, the author neither blames nor excuses. Like a good journalist, she describes and explains what occurred, giving cultural background information on all parties that helps clarify interactions. Her discussion of 16th century English policy with respect to Ireland is especially relevant.
One of the most interesting facets of the book, but definitely one that took me a while to appreciate, was the degree to which it involved the history of Elizabethan England and the life of Sir Walter Raliegh and other English explorers. In fact this period of North American history from the perspective of its European heritage is pretty much about England and its relations with others: its international fortune, its social structure and social outlook, and so on.
While the story of Roanoke is part of US history, understanding its experience and demise only makes sense when placed in the context of what was going on world wide at the time. In fact, it's possible that the history of no specific place on the globe ever makes complete sense without referring to world context.
Overall the book gives a very detailed and informative account of early English experience in North America. With the above caveats, it would make an excellent source book for high school history and a good addition to a school library.
Quite dull.......2004-06-18
The prose is dry, and the book didn't provide any insights you couldn't get from just asking someone on the street -- no new material, no interesting conclusions.
This is THE book to read on Roanoke.......2004-03-25
Well written, researched and documented. A fascinating mystery told in a great way.
Surprisingly interesting!.......2001-11-10
I bought this book because I needed to write a book review for my American History review course. I was expecting to trudge through a hundred and some odd boring pages, but was pleasantly surprised.
It was very well written, and read more like a short novel than a history book. While providing information on the many people involved in the Roanoke adventures, it also reviewed the general socio-economic factors influencing American colonization in general. It really contained a ton of information on American colonization and the European factors behind it, and it presented it in such a way that it told a story, rather than simply jumping from time-period and event to time-period and event! (like many of those so called "textbooks")
The author is a noted authority on the early contacts between Europeans and Native Americans.
Read it, you'll like it.
Product Description
This volume contains sixteen essays on various aspects of the mystery surrounding the establishment, struggle, and disappearance of English colonies on Roanoke Island in the 1580s. The diverse essays are written from historical, archaeological, literary, and folkloric viewpoints. They include information on the Lost Colony, John White, Ralph Lane, Virginia Dare, and the two Native Americans who visited England in 1584/85, Manteo and Wanchese.
The distinguished contributors to this volume include Dennis B. Blanton, Charles R. Ewen, John J. Mintz, William S. Powell, David Beers Quinn, W. Keats Sparrow, and Joyce Youings.
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Well before the Jamestown settlers first sighted the Chesapeake Bay or the Mayflower reached the coast of Massachusetts, the first English colony in America was established on Roanoke Island. David Stick tells the story of that fascinating period in North Carolina's past, from the first expedition sent out by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1584 to the mysterious disappearance of what has become known as the lost colony.
Included in the colorful cast of characters are the renowned Elizabethans Sir Francis Drake and Sir Richard Grenville; the Indian Manteo, who received the first Protestant baptism in the New World; and Virginia Dare, the first child born of English parents in America. Roanoke Island narrates the daily affairs as well as the perils that the colonists experienced, including their relationships with the Roanoacs, Croatoans, and the other Indian tribes. Stick shows that the Indians living in northeastern North Carolina—so often described by the colonists as savages—had actually developed very well organized social patterns.
The fate of the colonists left on Roanoke Island by John White in 1587 is a mystery that continues to haunt historians. A relief ship sent in 1590 found that the settlers had vanished. Stick makes available all of the evidence on which historians over the centuries have based their conjectures. Methodically reconstructing the facts—and exposing the hoaxes—he invites readers to draw their own conclusions concerning what happened.
Exploring the significance of that first English settlement in the New World, Stick concludes that speculation over the fate of the lost colony has overshadowed the more important fact that the Roanoke Island colonization effort helped prepare for the successful settlement of Jamestown two decades later. "Had it been otherwise," he contends, " those of us living here today might well be speaking Spanish instead of English."
The four hundredth anniversary of the exploration and settlement of what came to be called North Carolina occurred in 1984. For that occasion, America's Four Hundredth Anniversary Committee commissioned this factual and readable history.
Customer Reviews:
Job Well Done!.......2006-05-05
It is often thought that the Jamestown settlement was the beginning of English America, and in some ways, this may be correct. However, more than twenty years before Jamestown, Roanoke was established by Sir Walter Raleigh for England. In an intriguing story, David Stick narrates the accounts of the early settlers in a way that pulls us into the experiences as readers.
From the beginning of the book, Stick acknowledges the question of why England was so delayed in exploring the Americas. In his long-winded introduction, he provides a concise history of the European encounters with America which ultimately concludes in the lack of understanding in the world geography.
Based largely off of the accounts of Thomas Hariot, and later, John White, who eventually became Governor, one can see how the early English settlers interacted among themselves as well as the Indians. Mystery appears to surround the different expeditions, with the first retreating from Indians leaving three men behind. When Grenville journeys to Roanoke shortly after, one of the men is found dead while the other two's fate remains a mystery. Grenville then leaves even more men behind on the island, most of which also end up mysteriously vanishing with the exception of two who get killed by Indians. In the manner that this is written, one can see how, in some ways, there are more members to the "Lost Colony."
A possible shortcoming is the lack of connection with the "characters." One may find it quite easy to identify with John White, for instance, but men like Ferndinando, Grenville, and Lane lack personality. Admittingly, this is a difficult task because personal narratives from these men are not available. As a result, at times, it may have been easy to accidentally confuse these adventurers with the wrong voyages.
Credit must be given, however, to Stick because he took the approach of using personal narratives. Alan Taylor, author of "American Colonies," wrote a brief history of Roanoke in his book, but went out of his way to cast these early explorers in negative light. Taylor criticizes their selection of land as well as their alleged laziness that culminated in bad relations with Indians. Mistakes, obviously, were made but David Stick's method helped the reader sympathize with the difficulties of these men without pointing fingers.
Both the Spaniards and the Indians appeared to evoke fear from these English colonists. This somewhat thematic aspect plays throughout the book. However, relations with the Indians were more ambiguous and Stick shows the use of two Indians, Wanchese and Manteo, who help the English build relations with certain tribes. He then goes beyond his mild tentativeness to show that friendly Indians offered the idea of being given something to wear for the English to identify them with, which was refused. Stick has trouble understanding the logic and presents an instance of confusion following this proposal that mistakes friendly Indians for enemies.
The most outstanding feature of this book is his chapters that follow the story. Because Roanoke is notorious for the "Lost Colony," David Stick presents the readers with clues and theories about the Lost Colony ranging from enslavement by the Spanish to the possibility that Roanoke was mistaken for another island and that the descendants of this colony live there today. While he rules these two conclusions out, he provides the readers with points that three experts agreed upon but does not make any conclusion himself. As a result, the reader will be fascinated to be left to speculate about what may have become of the colonists.
A flotilla of substance.......2005-09-18
Sir Walter Raleigh landed in the Outer Banks, North Carolina, in 1584. Until 1587 there was a steady stream of shipping from England. Sir Francis Drake and Sir Richard Grenville took part. The area was named Virginia in honor of Queen Elizabeth. A colony arrived at Roanoke Island in 1587 and permanent residency seemed assured, but for the next three years efforts to provide releif for the settlement were thwarted by the war with Spain. An expedition arrived in 1590 and found everyone had disappeared. Subsequently it became known as the Lost Colony.
England made a late start in exploring and settling the New World. Irish Monks sailed north and west as far as Iceland in the 5th and 6th centuries. Norsemen probably came to North America a thousand years ago. Eric the Red established a settlement in Greenland. The exact place on the mainland of Vineland, the settlement of Lief Eriksson, has been the subject of speculation.
Eventually the attempts at colonization were given up and nearly five hundred years later Christopher Columbus discovered America. Columbus wanted to go west to be in the east to trade. He made four voyages between 1492 and 1506. Ferdinand Magellan was killed circumnavigating the globe in 1521. Hernando de Soto led an expedition on the mainland of the American continent. He landed on the west coast of Florida in 1539.
The leaders of the Raleigh expedition were given information about Roanoke and Ocracoke and other areas of the Outer Banks by the Indians Wanchese and Manteo. White, an artist, and Hariot, a scientist, reported on the Lost Colony. Hariot's contribution included navigation skills and linguistics. The missing colonists-- the palisaded settlement was deserted when the Englishmen arrived August 18, 1590-- may have intermingled with the Chesapeake Indians living near present day Chesapeake and Virginia Beach.
A note on sources, glossary, and index appear at the back of the book. The author presents an excellent survey of a half century of recent efforts to determine the fate of the inhabitants of the Lost Colony. A very comprehensive background to the undertaking by the English to settle America is also provided.
The first English colony in America.......2005-08-18
This is a history of the first English settlement in America - the Roanoke Island settlement in North Carolina, organized and sent by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1584. After most of the colonists returned to England after the first year, it was years before a relief party returned; by then the settlement had become The Lost Colony. What happened? No one knows for sure, and many have expressed different opinions. Probably they simply mixed with the local Indians around Chesapeake Bay. Stick recounts what's known about the story of the Roanoke Island settlement in a straightforward fashion, but without much flair. A good introductory study.
Book Description
In February 1862, General Ambrose E. Burnside led Union forces to victory at the Battle of Roanoke Island. As word spread that the Union army had established a foothold in eastern North Carolina, slaves from the surrounding area streamed across Federal lines seeking freedom. By early 1863, nearly 1,000 refugees had gathered on Roanoke Island, working together to create a thriving community that included a school and several churches. As the settlement expanded, the Reverend Horace James, an army chaplain from Massachusetts, was appointed to oversee the establishment of a freedmen's colony there. James and his missionary assistants sought to instill evangelical fervor and northern republican values in the colonists, who numbered nearly 3,500 by 1865, through a plan that included education, small-scale land ownership, and a system of wage labor.
Time Full of Trial tells the story of the Roanoke Island freedmen's colony from its contraband-camp beginnings to the conflict over land ownership that led to its demise in 1867. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, Patricia Click traces the struggles and successes of this long-overlooked yet significant attempt at building what the Reverend James hoped would be the model for "a new social order" in the postwar South.
Customer Reviews:
Perfect for the Scholar and Enthusiast Alike.......2001-09-24
As a novice Civil War Buff and North Carolina Historian, I found the book very comprehensive in its coverage of this interesting facet of Civil War, Reconstruction, and North Carolina history. Click focuses on a group of slave refugees set up in a freedmen's colony by Northern evangelists and Union military personnel and their struggle to survive in a post-slavery world. The book's rich detail is further strengthened by its ease of read and overall interestingness making it a true gem for someone researching or just looking for a good read.
Roanoke Island Colony of Freedmen.......2001-06-16
Even though I am a self-taught researcher of local and NC history and genealogies, I had not heard of this publication until I saw the author on PBS TV. I ordered the book from ... and am still in the process of reading it. It seems well documented and contains information I was not aware of until I read this book. I have helped two different African-American individuals research their families and so this subject was of interest to me. I recently was in court as a juror and was approached by a bystander who heard me describe my "line of work." I told her of this book and how she could obtain a copy. She said she would like to add this publication to her personal library of publications on Black Research. I purchased this book for our local historical/genealogical library so that it could be used by everyone doing black research. I ony live about 60 miles as the crow flies from Roanoke Island and had never heard of this Freedmen's Colony until now.
Book Description
John Lawson's amazingly detailed yet lively book is easily one of the most valuable of the early histories of the Carolinas, and it is certainly one of the best travel accounts of the early eighteenth-century colonies. An inclusive account of the manners and customs of the Indian tribes of that day, it is also a minute report of the soil, climate, trees, plants, animals, and fish in the Carolinas.
Lawson's observation is keen and thorough; his style direct and vivid. He misses nothing and recounts all—from the storms at sea to his impressions of New York in 1700, the trip down the coast to Charleston, and his travels from there into North Carolina with his Indian guides.
The first edition of this work was published in London in 1709. While various editions followed in the eighteenth century—including two in German—this edition is a true copy of the original and is the first to include a comprehensive index. It also contains "The Second Charter," "An Abstract of the Constitution of Carolina," Lawson's will, and several previously unpublished letters written by Lawson. A number of DeBry woodcuts of John White's drawings of Indian life, sketches of the beasts of Carolina which appeared in the original 1709 edition, and Lawson's map contribute additional interest to this volume.
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Gov. James Hunt should name US Rt. 85, John Lawson Highway.......1998-12-06
Young John Lawson describes his adventure canoing and hiking through the Carolina Coastal Plain and Piedmont in the winter of 1700. Lawson's descriptions are detailed, especially of the many generous Native Americans who helped him on his way. His journey started in Charleston, continued through the Charlotte area, then east to Okeneechee Village on the Eno River (now Hillsborogh) and on to the coast near New Bern. This book is an unknown classic.
Book Description
Second in The Lyon Saga series of historical novels for young-adults. Told from the point of view of a 14-year-old girl, Jessabel Archarde, this little-known time period in American history comes vividly alive. The Lyon's Cub continues the story of Jess and her family, and how they try to search out those colonists who split with their original group and went to Chesapeake Bay.
Customer Reviews:
A GRAVESIDE REQUEST.......1999-09-06
The title refers to the ship mentioned in the first book of this series: the RED LYON. A ship which left hopeful English colonists stranded on Roanoak Island off Virginia in 1587. Stainer explores various theories to account for the historically "lost", almost legendary band of brave settlers who disappeared. It is now 1588 and 16-year old Jess Archarde proves a worthy descendant (i.e. Cub) of the LYON, whose captain pursued a dream to found a cittee of Raleigh in the hostile New World. He was supposed to return with supplies, but he did not--at least not in time.
The original settlers have argued over different means of survival, with hardship and sorrow as frequent companions. While the Armada is gathering strength for an audacious assault on Elizabeth's England, the loyal colonists suffer political anxiety, attacks from warlike Indians (not their kindly hosts on Cracatoan Island) and diminishing numbers. Plus there is always the very read danger of falling into the hands of marauding Spanish privateers, who prowl the coast seeking their enemy, the English.
Despite this tenuous existence, young Jess undertakes a solemn vow and dangerous pilgrimmage: to find the grave of her best friend's husband, there to conduct a proper Christian burial. Neither her father nor her Indian suitor can dissuade her from this folly, for Jess is determined to keep her promise to her bereaved friend, hampered at home with a baby. Jess and her companions endure terrible privation and even slavery, until they escape with two special mementoes of the Spanish garrison. History, Adventure, Danger and of course, Romance Lite! Middle School girls will want to follow Jess' story through the entire LYON series. Stainer weaves an interesting and infomrative tale, thanks to many short chapters, frequent illustrations (by James Melvin) and extensive dialogue. Even though Jess herself is completely fictional, the family name is on record. This conjectured History is highly palatable--ENJOY!
A really good book.......1999-08-14
This is a great book by a great writer. M. L. Stainer tells a fast-paced, action-packed story about what may have happened to the Lost Colonists of Roanoke Island in 1587. Kids everywhere will love this story!
lots of action and excitment.......1998-09-18
I think this book was pretty good. My favorite part was when they got the horses. I can't wait to find out what will happen next!
The exciting sequal to The Lyon's Roar........1998-03-28
THE LYON'S CUB is the second book in The Lyon Saga, which began with THE LYON'S ROAR. This series explores what might have happened to the lost colonists of Roanoke Island from the point of view of Jessabel Archarde, who was 14 when she arrived on Roanoke Island in 1587. Now, it's spring of 1588. Last year, their leader went back to England to get more supplies. He still hasn't returned. The colonists are living with the Indians on Roanoke Island. Some of the colonists had left the orriginal group and moved to Chesepeake Bay. When disaster strikes, Jess and two Indian friends set out to find those colonists. But along the way, Jess is captured by Spanish soldiers. Can she escape and find her way back to her family?
Book Description
Third in The Lyon Saga series of historical novels for young-adults. Jessabel Archarde, fourteen years old, continues her story as one of the Lost Colonists of Roanoke Island, 1587, who were abandoned and mysteriously disappeared after three years. When Eleanor Dare and a group of colonists decide to head inland in search of others, Jess and her friends offer to guide them part-way through dangerous and unknown territory.
Customer Reviews:
A BRIDGE BETWEEN TWO CULTURES.......2000-02-28
Book Three of the Lyon Saga is a gentle sequel with less action/adventure than the previous books, but more personal drama and internal turmoil, as Jess matures into a woman at the tender age of 17. She and her Indian fiancee are eager to start their life as a married couple, yet Jess' emotions are torn as her ailing father is sinking fast. A small group of the orignal colonists is determined to branch off and seek rumored English settlers farther south on the mainland. Jess, of course, volunteers as one of the guides.
This book chronicles her marriage and maternity; we witness a newcomer to the mixed community and a 2nd interracial marraige. The animal population increases and Jess amazes even her stern father-in-law by trying to raise 3 wolf cubs. This book shares her introspective musings on life, death, motherhood, and living at peace with nature--human and animal. A subtle plea for human understanding in these times of racial tension.
Stainer presents a peaceful version of the fate of some of the survivors of the Lost Colony of Roanoak. As if to compensate for the decrease of violence in the first two books, she closes PRIDE with a deliberate cliff hanger--teasing us to read on! Those traditional enemies of England, Spanish sailors and pirates, scour the Virginia coastal islands for English prey. But something good comes ashore all the same. Bravo for the way Stainer blends spiritual and Christian values as an underlying theme of the brotherhood of man and the will to survive.
What happened to Eleanor Dare?.......1999-08-14
This third book in the Lyon Saga series tells what may have happened to Eleanor Dare and her baby Virginia. They headed inland in search of other colonists. An exciting story full of danger at every turn. Highly recommended!
Painless learning about the Roanoke Colony!.......1999-03-29
The hardships the Roanoke colonists faced are depicted vividly in... the historical fiction series.The total effect of the Lyon Saga is a satisfactory one.
A wonderful,and historical childrens book!.......1998-11-24
I think the Lyons Pride is the best book yet.Right now I'am on the 16th chapter in the Lyons Pride,since the begining of the book I think I personally think that it is truely romantic!All the characters are heart warming,especilly Jess and sweet Elenor. I can't wait until your other books come out. My cousin, Elizabeth read your books to, she finished two of your books in one day!
lots of action romance and adventure........1998-09-18
I think this was a great book. It told things simply and was easy to understand. I loved all the romance and adventure. In fact the only thing I didn't like was the ending. I couldn't believe you would just end it like that. It really was unfair. I think books should end on a HAPPY expectant note, not a ANXIOUS expectant note.
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Young adult historical fiction, fourth in the Lyon Saga series of five books about the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island, North Carolina. Jess and her friends are captured by pirates, freed by an English ship and transported back to England. Confined at Queen Elizabeth I's court, Jess must seek an audience with the Queen to free herself and her friends, including Enrique, who is imprisoned in the Tower of London. Ideal in the study of America's earliest colonial history. Bibliography included.
Customer Reviews:
Racial Discrimination and Piracy.......2002-09-02
Plucky Jess is now 19 (mother of one and expecting) at the start of this 4th book in the LYON saga. M.L. Stainer tranports Jess, her Indian husband and several other non-English friends in a circuitous manner back to England. Pirates, separation from her English family and a woman's worst shipboard terrors stalk the prisoners for months--challenges sufficient to bring a lesser heroine to despair. Undaunted and deteremined to hide her non-Indian identity, Jess conceives a grandiose plan: to seek an audience with Gloriana--Elizabeth I. What would the mighty Queen of England care about the fate of a poor English colonist and several half-breed children?
While her warrior
husband chafes in confinement and shame at his captive status, Jess battles her own quick tongue, which threatens to sabotage her hopes. Who will befriend the outcasts in England? How can a girl who prefers the free and salty sands of the New World win the patronage of the Virgin Queen? How will Native Americans fit in or even survive months as captive "guests?" Will they be better received at court or by the common people? Follow the Lyon's saga as the author offers yet another possible solution to the mystery of the vanished colony of Roanoke. This series, which introduces to elementary readers the genre of historical fiction, will appeal to girls, and hopefully stimulate interest in pre Jamestown settlement of America. With the emphasis on the role of imported horses, this series provides excellent background for the Misty of Chincoteague books by Marguerite Henry.
Eagerly awaited.......1999-08-14
This is the fourth book in the Lyon Saga series of five and eagerly awaited. After Jess was kidnapped by pirates, I couldn't wait to see what happened next. In Queen Elizabeth I's court, she must work hard to gain freedom for herself and her friends, especially Enrique, locked up in the Tower. Great action, thrilling adventure. Make sure you read the books in order.
History Comes Alive!.......1999-07-10
This book makes colonial history come alive. Everyone thinks the first colonists were the Pilgrims. But these people were here long before. What happened to them? M. L. Stainer makes Jess and her adventures so exciting.
Highly Recommended.......1999-07-05
This social studies teacher wishes to recommend all the Lyon Saga books. I started with the first, The Lyon's Roar, and am now finished with the fourth, The Lyon's Throne. The books are fast-paced and exciting, very motivating to my students. It's a great way to learn about history.
This book is the greatest!.......1999-06-26
These books can't come out fast enough for me. I love the story! Jess is captured by pirates and returned to England. Queen Elizabeth won't release her or her friends. She must find a way to return to Croatoan Island. M. L. Stainer is a great author and keeps you always wondering what's going to happen next. I recommend this book and the series to everyone.
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