Interesting article put out by Our State that we thought you might find interesting!
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Interesting Article put out by the Smithsonian on "How Roanoke Vanished Into Thin Air"
Just outside North Carolina's Outer Banks is Roanoke Island, the scene of one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in U.S.History: the disappearance of an entire colony of English settlers.
http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/videos/the-colonial-settlement-that-vanished-into-thin-air/49371
Now, take a moment to read up on our book below. As you can see from the above articles, the "mystery" of what happened to this small colony of people is still very much alive!
Mystery of the Lost Colony-The Untold Story of Survival
An Historical Treatise
With great admiration this book is dedicated to you men, women, and children of the Lost Colony, the first English to arrive upon the shores of North America determined to establish a permanent home. Stepping ashore in the land then called “Virginia”, you claimed forever the distinction of being the first citizens of English blood to call this country home.
Brave and determined, you readily accepted the challenges of a long, dangerous sea voyage across crudely charted waters aboard small, crowded ships. You came to this new found land in high spirits, with worthy dreams, and in the hope that you would open the way for others to follow. When your great undertaking was threatened by events unknown to you and by circumstances beyond your control, your hopes and dreams could not be fulfilled in the way you imagined.
In the years without contact from your mother country, your rugged faith in God sustained you, your instinct for survival strengthened you, and the devotion of your Native American friends encouraged you. Together you slipped quietly out of the view of history, presenting this nation with one of its most enduring and treasured mysteries.
Brave and determined, you readily accepted the challenges of a long, dangerous sea voyage across crudely charted waters aboard small, crowded ships. You came to this new found land in high spirits, with worthy dreams, and in the hope that you would open the way for others to follow. When your great undertaking was threatened by events unknown to you and by circumstances beyond your control, your hopes and dreams could not be fulfilled in the way you imagined.
In the years without contact from your mother country, your rugged faith in God sustained you, your instinct for survival strengthened you, and the devotion of your Native American friends encouraged you. Together you slipped quietly out of the view of history, presenting this nation with one of its most enduring and treasured mysteries.
Researchers want to change the account of North Carolina's History
William V. Pate, Sr., and Wanda Herring want to change our history books, at least the parts that deal with the early settlement of our country. They believe that North Carolina should be acknowledged as the site of the first permanent English colony in America, instead of Plymouth, Massachusetts or Jamestown, Virginia. Mr. Pate has devoted a good part of his life to studying and researching the early attempts of the English to establish a colony in the New World of America, and he and Wanda have come to the conclusion that the 1587 settlement on Roanoke Island, North Carolina, which was sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh, did not become the “Lost Colony” described by history books. In their opinion, the colony simply re-established itself elsewhere in North Carolina.
Pate and Herring believe that when various historical accounts are studied and compared to documents of the 1500’s and to first-hand accounts in reports and journals, an objective investigator can piece together an orderly move inland from Roanoke Island to Robeson County, North Carolina. They are not alone in this conviction. Lawyer, teacher and historian of the late nineteenth-century, the Honorable Hamilton McMillan, settled in Red Springs, North Carolina, where his interest in history and land titles inspired his investigation into the origins of the local “Croatan Indians”. He gained the trust of the Indians and was able to talk with them about the oral history of their origins. McMillan became convinced that the Croatan Indians (known today as the Lumbee Indians) were the descendants of Sir Walter Raleigh’s Roanoke Colony. He presented his research in a pamphlet entitled, “Sir Walter Raleigh’s Lost Colony”, which is considered by scholars to be a true history of the Lumbee Indians.
The authors of this historical treatise have woven their research into a fascinating account of events filled with mystery, intrigue, friendship, betrayal and hardship. Mystery of the Lost Colony – The Untold Story of Survival portrays characters of strength and courage in the face of the unknown. The book is often poignant for readers of our information age when they discover how life and death of the characters turned on the lack of modes of communication.
William V. Pate, Sr., and Wanda Herring want to change our history books, at least the parts that deal with the early settlement of our country. They believe that North Carolina should be acknowledged as the site of the first permanent English colony in America, instead of Plymouth, Massachusetts or Jamestown, Virginia. Mr. Pate has devoted a good part of his life to studying and researching the early attempts of the English to establish a colony in the New World of America, and he and Wanda have come to the conclusion that the 1587 settlement on Roanoke Island, North Carolina, which was sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh, did not become the “Lost Colony” described by history books. In their opinion, the colony simply re-established itself elsewhere in North Carolina.
Pate and Herring believe that when various historical accounts are studied and compared to documents of the 1500’s and to first-hand accounts in reports and journals, an objective investigator can piece together an orderly move inland from Roanoke Island to Robeson County, North Carolina. They are not alone in this conviction. Lawyer, teacher and historian of the late nineteenth-century, the Honorable Hamilton McMillan, settled in Red Springs, North Carolina, where his interest in history and land titles inspired his investigation into the origins of the local “Croatan Indians”. He gained the trust of the Indians and was able to talk with them about the oral history of their origins. McMillan became convinced that the Croatan Indians (known today as the Lumbee Indians) were the descendants of Sir Walter Raleigh’s Roanoke Colony. He presented his research in a pamphlet entitled, “Sir Walter Raleigh’s Lost Colony”, which is considered by scholars to be a true history of the Lumbee Indians.
The authors of this historical treatise have woven their research into a fascinating account of events filled with mystery, intrigue, friendship, betrayal and hardship. Mystery of the Lost Colony – The Untold Story of Survival portrays characters of strength and courage in the face of the unknown. The book is often poignant for readers of our information age when they discover how life and death of the characters turned on the lack of modes of communication.
The Authors
William V. Pate, Sr.
As a youngster growing up in the southern part of Cumberland County, North Carolina three-quarters of a century ago, one of my favorite pastimes was searching for artifacts of long gone generations of American Indians.
I remember hearing of Robeson County Indians who had blonde hair, blue eyes, spoke English, and claimed to be descendants of the English of the Lost Colony. This was certainly at odds with the depiction of Indians in the movies. I was more than a little confused when the history taught in our schools indicated that all of the English people of the Lost Colony were massacred by the forces of King Powhatan of Virginia. This account from the Jamestown Colony twenty years after the settlement of the Lost Colony was accepted as fact. Even as a boy, I was aware that there was a conflict in history. Through the years as I observed the Indians in Robeson County, known as Croatans, I wondered many times about this conflict and what the real truth might be. About 1975, I was so intrigued with the mystery that my hobby became searching for the answers. Since much has been written in support of the idea that the colony planted in 1587 was completely lost, those theories will not be the focus of this book. Instead, recorded history, oral traditions, and archeological discoveries will be presented to support the assertion that the colonists did indeed survive and can be connected to the Lumbee Indians of Roberson County, N.C. as well as other areas. DNA testing is now under way to determine any conclusive link. It may be years before DNA testing is complete, but in the meantime, this author believes that when the evidence is impartially considered it overwhelmingly supports survival. The reader may consider the body of evidence presented here and draw his own conclusion. The English colony founded on the shore of North Carolina in 1587 has been called the “establishment of English America,” and it deserves a far greater place in the History not only of North Carolina, but in the history of the United States. It is my belief that it is the fountainhead of our nation. My hope is that this book may inspire a more careful study of the true fate of those brave colonists and encourage historians to give the Lost Colony and its fate the prominent place it deserves in our nation’s history. |
Wanda G. Herring
I come by my fascination with solving mysteries naturally. My father was a detective and a people watcher. When I was growing up, one of his favorite pastimes was to drive the family to the main street of town, buy everyone ice cream cones, and sit back and watch the parade. For every person who passed by, my father would give us a complete rundown on his idea of who they probably were, where they had been and where they were going. He noticed everything from the cut of their hair to the shine on their shoes, and was so adept at weaving his stories that they seemed believable.
When Sir Walter Raleigh’s colony on Roanoke Island, N.C. “disappeared” from history in 1587, it was three years before anyone noticed it was missing. The scene was no longer fresh; clues had likely been swept away by wind and waves; the witnesses had moved on. One of the greatest obstacles to solving this mystery has been that no skilled investigators ever inspected the scene or the evidence left behind when it was discovered that the colony was no longer on Roanoke Island. Although it had been three years since they were last seen and evidence would not have been fresh, it would have been more revealing than it can ever be after the passage of hundreds of years. In order to solve this mystery, we can no longer start at the scene and work outward in ever increasing circles to examine the evidence. Most of it has been obliterated by time. No, if we are to solve this mystery we must come at it from many different angles, assembling whatever clues we can find like a jigsaw puzzle. In our investigation, we shall examine the hard evidence of recorded history including legal documents, maps, letters and journals. That is a good foundation, but it is not enough. We shall also consider the “nature” of the participants in this mystery. Since the Indians involved had no written language to preserve events, we shall consider their oral tradition. As oral tradition was the only way they had to pass on their history from generation to generation, they took it seriously and so should we. Using all of these resources, we shall be able to make reasonable assumptions in solving one of our nation’s greatest mysteries. |
Mystery of the Lost Colony: The Untold Story of Survival
Now available for purchase on Amazon.com Also available for purchase on Barnes & Noble (online only) Also available for purchase on Lulu.com 310 pages Paperback book, 6x9 Authors: William V. Pate and Wanda Herring ISBN: 978-1-300-74939-4 Mystery of the Lost Colony may also be purchased in e-book format from the online retailers to the right. Click on the logo to access the website. |
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Reviews from customers who bought Mystery of the Lost Colony:
By Betsy Horne on January 11, 2014
It becomes obvious as you read this interesting story that many, many years of research went into creating this story of the birth of our nation. Historical facts presented in a very compelling story. The story becomes increasingly fascinating with each chapter. You will enjoy this intriguing story!
By Nancy Melton on January 2, 2014
This is an excellent book, written in story form. The historical facts are thoroughly explained , illustrating years of extensive research. This text is very informative and well worth reading. A thoroughly enjoyable read of North Carolina and American history.
By J. Brown on December 29, 2013
I have always been interested in history, particularly regarding the early history of America. I grew up knowing about the Lumbee Indians, but had never heard that there was the possibility that they descended from that group of people known as "the lost colony". I remembered as a middle school student studying about the Lost Colony, but until I read this book by William Pate and Wanda Herring, I had no idea what happened to these early settlers other than the accepted explanation that they were slaughtered by the Indians. This book is based on years of careful research, is well written and a very interesting story. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves history and has a particular interest in local history of Virginia and North Carolina.
By Jean Jessup - This review is from: Mystery of the Lost Colony-The Untold Story of Survival (Paperback)
This new publication holds exhaustive detailed accounts of numerous attempts to colonize the east coast of the newly discovered lands bordering the Atlantic Ocean during the 1500's. Along with recorded facts, the principle player's personalities charm the pages in revealing their true motives. Oral tradition among the Indians of southeast North Carolina, some with English surnames, satisfies the reader's curiosity as to an answer of the Mystery of the Lost Colony. Fortunately, further research is planned in support of this premise!
By Michael Kramer - This review is from: Mystery of the Lost Colony-The Untold Story of Survival (Paperback)
History lovers look out - this is what a history novel is supposed to be, epic, informative, daring, the product of a defining and mesmerizing vision...
By David B. Herring (Florida) This review is from: Mystery of the Lost Colony-The Untold Story of Survival (Paperback)
As the spouse of Wanda Herring, I can report that over ten years of painstaking research and more than two years of collaborative writing between the two co-authors have been invested to make this an authoritative account of the subject, as well as an enjoyable read.
By anonymous:
Book description: Mystery of the Lost Colony-The Untold Story of Survival explores the mystery of the disappearance in 1587 of over 100 early settlers to the area known as "Virginia". The predominant theory is that these lost colonists were murdered by unfriendly Indians. Based on years of research, the authors offer a story of survival that could explain what happened to these men and women.
By Betsy Horne on January 11, 2014
It becomes obvious as you read this interesting story that many, many years of research went into creating this story of the birth of our nation. Historical facts presented in a very compelling story. The story becomes increasingly fascinating with each chapter. You will enjoy this intriguing story!
By Nancy Melton on January 2, 2014
This is an excellent book, written in story form. The historical facts are thoroughly explained , illustrating years of extensive research. This text is very informative and well worth reading. A thoroughly enjoyable read of North Carolina and American history.
By J. Brown on December 29, 2013
I have always been interested in history, particularly regarding the early history of America. I grew up knowing about the Lumbee Indians, but had never heard that there was the possibility that they descended from that group of people known as "the lost colony". I remembered as a middle school student studying about the Lost Colony, but until I read this book by William Pate and Wanda Herring, I had no idea what happened to these early settlers other than the accepted explanation that they were slaughtered by the Indians. This book is based on years of careful research, is well written and a very interesting story. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves history and has a particular interest in local history of Virginia and North Carolina.
By Jean Jessup - This review is from: Mystery of the Lost Colony-The Untold Story of Survival (Paperback)
This new publication holds exhaustive detailed accounts of numerous attempts to colonize the east coast of the newly discovered lands bordering the Atlantic Ocean during the 1500's. Along with recorded facts, the principle player's personalities charm the pages in revealing their true motives. Oral tradition among the Indians of southeast North Carolina, some with English surnames, satisfies the reader's curiosity as to an answer of the Mystery of the Lost Colony. Fortunately, further research is planned in support of this premise!
By Michael Kramer - This review is from: Mystery of the Lost Colony-The Untold Story of Survival (Paperback)
History lovers look out - this is what a history novel is supposed to be, epic, informative, daring, the product of a defining and mesmerizing vision...
By David B. Herring (Florida) This review is from: Mystery of the Lost Colony-The Untold Story of Survival (Paperback)
As the spouse of Wanda Herring, I can report that over ten years of painstaking research and more than two years of collaborative writing between the two co-authors have been invested to make this an authoritative account of the subject, as well as an enjoyable read.
By anonymous:
Book description: Mystery of the Lost Colony-The Untold Story of Survival explores the mystery of the disappearance in 1587 of over 100 early settlers to the area known as "Virginia". The predominant theory is that these lost colonists were murdered by unfriendly Indians. Based on years of research, the authors offer a story of survival that could explain what happened to these men and women.