In 1590, Governor John White returns to the Roanoke Island settlement to find every one of the 115 colonists gone, with only the cryptic word "CROATOAN" carved into a post and no signs of struggle. His desperate search for answers—and for his own daughter and granddaughter—is thwarted by storms and circumstance, leaving the fate of America's first English settlers an enduring mystery that archaeologists continue to investigate today.
Word Count
614
Reading Time
4 min
Difficulty
beginner
Genre
History
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