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Time Full of Trial
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 ...
Mystery of the Roanoke Colonists
Get closer to solving the mystery of the Roanoke colonists with this riveting title. Learn about leading theories, important clues, and study the evidence to develop your on conclusions about the disappearance of this group of people.
Roanoke Island
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 n...
The Secret of Roanoke Island
Describes the events surrounding the mysterious disappearance of the small group of English colonists who settled on Roanoke Island in 1587.
The Mystery of the Roanoke Colony
Explains the mysterious story of the disappearance of a group of early American colonists. Written in graphic-novel format.
