Searching for the Roanoke Colonies: An Interdisciplinary Collection - Paperback

by E. Thomas Shields (Editor), Charles R. Ewen (Editor)

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.

Author Biography

E. Thomson Shields, Jr., is a member of the Department of English and director of the Roanoke colonies Research Office at East Carolina University. Charles R. Ewen is a historical archaeologist in the Department of Anthropology at East Carolina University. He also directs the Southern Coastal Heritage Program, a consortium of scholars from several institutions with related research interests.