White Seed: The Untold Story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke

White Seed: The Untold Story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke

1995 • 388 pages

One of the most haunting mysteries in American history -- The Lost Colony of Roanoke -- comes roaring back to life in White Seed, with a compelling cast of characters, among them:Maggie Hagger, indentured Irish serving girl, a victim of rape and intimidation, Manteo, Croatoan interpreter for the English, inhabitant of two worlds, belonging to neither,John White, ineffective Governor, painter, dreamer, father and grandfather,Captain Stafford, brave and disciplined, but cruel soldier, andPowhatan, shrewd Tidewater warlord who wages a stealthy war against the colonists.


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