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Big Chief Elizabeth: The Adventures and Fate of the First English Colonists in America
Big Chief Elizabeth The Adventures and Fate of the First English Colonists in America
Author: Giles Milton
In April 1586, Queen Elizabeth I acquired a new and exotic title. A tribe of Native Americans had made her their weroanza -- a word that meant "big chief." The news was received with great joy, both by the Queen and her favorite, Sir Walter Ralegh. His first American expedition had brought back a captive, Manteo, who caused a sensation in Elizab...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780965180092
ISBN-10: 0965180093
Publication Date: 2000
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Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Girous
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Informative, fascinating, and entertainingly written historical account of the Roanoke colonists that reads like a novel!


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