In 1587, John White led 117 English men, women, and children to Roanoke Island, off the coast of North Carolina. They hoped to establish a British foothold in North America, but soon found themselves struggling to survive. White returned to England for help, but when he returned to Roanoke in 1590, the colonists were nowhere to be found: White never saw his friends or family again. But as James Horn reveals in A Kingdom Strange , some from the party survived their descendants were discovered a century later, a living testament to America’s remarkable origins.About the AuthorJames Horn is Colonial Williamsburg’s vice president for research and historical interpretation and the Abby and George O’Neill Director of the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library. Author or editor of four books on colonial and early American history, he lives in Williamsburg, Virginia.Book InformationISBN 9780465024902Author James HornFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Basic BooksPublisher Basic BooksWeight(grams) 316gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 140mm * 22mm