Big Chief Elizabeth : the adventures and fate of the first English colonists in America

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Big Chief Elizabeth : the adventures and fate of the first English colonists in America

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the adventures and fate of the first English colonists in America

Statement of responsibility

Giles Milton

Creator

• Milton, Giles

Author

• Milton, Giles

Author

• Milton, Giles

Subject

• Elizabeth, I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 -- Relations with Americans
• Great Britain -- Colonies -- America
• Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States
• America -- Discovery and exploration | English
• Indians of North America -- Government relations
• Indians, Treatment of -- North America
• Indians of North America -- First contact with Europeans
• Elizabeth, I, Queen of England, 1533-1603

Language

eng

Summary

"Big Chief Elizabeth is the story of the extraordinary attempts by English adventurers to claim, divide, and colonize what would be the biggest jewel in Queen Elizabeth's crown: North America. From Richard Hore's 1636 journey to the ill-fated Sir Humfrey Gilbert's attempt, to Sir Walter Ralegh's extravant expeditions to Roanoke Island and Jamestown, which led to the first permanent English settlements in America, Milton tells a tale of startling greed, ruthless ambition, terrible hardship, and horrific wars between settlers and indigenous peoples." "For almost twenty years the fate of Ralegh's colonists was to remain a mystery. When a new wave of settlers sailed to America to found Jamestown, their efforts to locate the lost colony were frustrated by the mighty chieftain Powhatan - father of Pocahontas - who vowed to drive the English out of America, though Pocahontas herself made valiant attempts to thwart the massacre of settlers. While Ralegh's "savage" March had played a pivotal role in establishing the first English settlement in America, he had also unwittingly contributed to one of the earliest chapters in the decimation of the Native American population."--BOOK JACKET

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DLC

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• illustrations
• maps

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index present

Literary form

non fiction

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bibliography