North Carolina Collection: North Carolina Colonies

This book covers the Roanoke Voyages from 1584-1590.

The first book length work on the history of colonial North Carolina. Historians Lefler and Powell take the reader on a journey through the history of the Tar Heel state from the first attempts at colonization and exploration to the start of the American Revolution. They provide insight on the cultural and economic aspects of life in those times.

The material included in this pamphlet is taken from "The third and Last Volume of the Voyages, Navigation, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation."

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.

Roanoke: The Abandoned Colony recovers the earliest days of exploration and settlement—the often forgotten years between Columbus's voyages and the landing of the Mayflower. Writing from a background in both Indian and English history, Karen Ordahl Kupperman movingly describes the first English colony in America, bringing historical themes to life through fascinating portraits of individuals who lived the drama of the lost colony.

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.

Quinn's study brings together the results of his nearly fifty years of research on the voyages outfitted by Sir Walter Raleigh and the efforts to colonize Roanoke Island. It is a fascinating book, rich in details of the colonists' experiences in the New World.

Society in Colonial North Carolina describes daily life in the colony before the American Revolution. Chapter titles/topics include: "Settlement, Class, and Character"; "Family"; "Servitude and Slavery"; "Homes and Furnishings"; "Health, Education, and Welfare"; "Religion"; "Transportation and Communication"; and "Town Life".

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.