What might have happened to Sir Walter Raleigh's "lost colony"—one of history's most remarkable and curious mysteries—provides the exciting background for this fascinating story of the "Lady of Roanoke," Virginia Dare, first English child born in America.

Spanning the time from Virginia's third year to her marriage, Jean Bothwell chronicles the colonists' struggles after their momentous decision to leave Roanoke Island with the Coree Indians — a move that risked cutting all ties with England. Her account reveals how Ananias Dare guided them through their trials of adjustment with the Indians, how they rebuilt an entire village, and how this migration affected every member of the colony.

As seen through the eyes of young Humphrey Hall, Virginia's godfather, (whom readers may remember from Miss Bothwell's earlier book, Lost Colony), the probable experiences of these courageous settlers make an absorbing story that is certain to appeal to a wide audience of interested young readers.

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