Sir Walter Raleigh Founding the Virginia Colony |
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| Author:
| Ward, Nancy |
| Series title: | In the Footsteps of Explorers Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7787-2460-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2006 |
| Publisher: | Crabtree Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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When England's Queen Elizabeth I asked Sir Walter Raleigh to search for new lands to claim and colonize, her loyal subject pledged to found a colony in tribute to his Queen. This exciting recreation of the founding, loss, and reclamation of the Virginia colony in the late 1500s also describes Raleigh's unsuccessful search for the fabled wealthy kingdom of El Dorado, the deterioration of his relationship with the Queen, and his eventual execution.
When England's Queen Elizabeth I asked Sir Walter Raleigh to search for new lands to claim and colonize, her loyal subject pledged to found a colony in tribute to his Queen. This exciting recreation of the founding, loss, and reclamation of the Virginia colony in the late 1500s also describes Raleigh's unsuccessful search for the fabled wealthy kingdom of El Dorado, the deterioration of his relationship with the Queen, and his eventual execution.