Carving on the Tree

Carving on the Tree

A True Account of America's First Mystery: The Lost Colony of Roanoke Island

by Elizabeth A. Campbell, William Bock (Illustrator)
©1968, Item: 92237
Hardcover, 88 pages
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The most fascinating mystery in America is still its first one: what was the fate of the lost colony of Roanoke Island? Life was so hard, so cruel that the first colony returned to England and the second colony sent its leader back to England for help. When he returned, his people had disappeared without a trace, leaving only a mysterious message carved on a tree.

Elizabeth Campbell has told the haunting tale of Roanoke Island in this book. As resource material it will be invaluable, as an exciting true mystery it will be top-notch reading. And it will leave all readers pondering—what happened to the lost colony of Roanoke Island over three hundred years ago?

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