Roanoke: The Lost Colony

Once John White stepped onto Roanoke Island in 1590, he discovered the English colony he had helped found 3 years earlier completely abandoned. Only two clues hinted at what might have happened. "CRO" was carved into a tree, and "CROATOAN" was etched into a post. Many explanations of the colony''s fate have since been proposed. Young historians will be engrossed by the full account of the settleme...