Wednesday, June 17, 2015

A Kingdom Strange: The Brief and Tragic History of the Lost Colony of Roanoke

Author: James Horn
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Review by: MandyApgar

OK, this is paraphrasing of sorts but it will prove my point-
"So, we're building this colony out here. What if something goes wrong?"
"Easy. While I am out, if something happens, just write down somewhere where you went and be sure to ask those really nice natives for help."
"Yeah, we do know a guy from their tribe and they've offered to help. Good idea."
Time passes, expedition returns and no colonists. Instead the name of the adjacent island (from which reports of blonde natives soon come) is found carved upon the agreed upon tree (and elsewhere mind you). So where, oh where, did the colonists go?
 
Seriously?!?! How the @#$% is this a mystery? They did everything but draw a bloody map. Books like this are why I usually try to avoid texts on Roanoke, as they make the whole thing a confounded mystery when it is all just a case of "hey, you stupid twit, we're over here..." And to make things worse irritating mentions of upcoming tragedy are numerous in the text, like a sort of impending doom is taking over the book. I like it not.
 

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