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Excerpt from Virginia Dare: A Romance of the Sixteenth Century
The author would like to remind the readers of the romance of Virginia Dare, that if they go back in memory to their schooldays, and the details of their American history, they will re member that Governor White sailed for Eng land from Roanoke on the 28th of August, 1587, leaving behind him his daughter, and her child who had been born ten days before; that he was unable to return immediately, owing to war with Spain, and when after the lapse of the three years he did return, he found the island of Roanoke deserted, and a palisade built, as if there had been a fight with the Indians. He found no cross, as he had directed them to put one if they were in trouble, over the name of the place to which they had removed. But he found on one tree the first three letters of the word Croatoan, and on another the entire word. They attempted to find Croatoan, but, losing their anchors, were obliged to drift away and give up the search.
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The author would like to remind the readers of the romance of Virginia Dare, that if they go back in memory to their schooldays, and the details of their American history, they will re member that Governor White sailed for Eng land from Roanoke on the 28th of August, 1587, leaving behind him his daughter, and her child who had been born ten days before; that he was unable to return immediately, owing to war with Spain, and when after the lapse of the three years he did return, he found the island of Roanoke deserted, and a palisade built, as if there had been a fight with the Indians. He found no cross, as he had directed them to put one if they were in trouble, over the name of the place to which they had removed. But he found on one tree the first three letters of the word Croatoan, and on another the entire word. They attempted to find Croatoan, but, losing their anchors, were obliged to drift away and give up the search.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
E. A. B. S.
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265160299
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
Page Count - 213
Paperback
Contributors
Author
E. A. B. S.
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330640005
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
Page Count - 215
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