{"product_id":"the-secret-token-myth-obsession-and-the-search-for-the-lost-colony-of-roanoke-paperback","title":"The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Lawler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*National Bestseller*\u003cbr\u003eA sweeping account of America's oldest unsolved mystery, the people racing to unearth its answer, and the sobering truths--about race, gender, and immigration--exposed by the story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1587, 115 men, women, and children arrived at Roanoke Island on the coast of North Carolina. Chartered by Queen Elizabeth I, their colony was to establish England's first foothold in the New World. But when the colony's leader, John White, returned to Roanoke from a resupply mission, his settlers were nowhere to be found. They left behind only a single clue--a \"secret token\" carved into a tree. Neither White nor any other European laid eyes on the colonists again. \u003cbr\u003e What happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke? For four hundred years, that question has consumed historians and amateur sleuths, leading only to dead ends and hoaxes. But after a chance encounter with a British archaeologist, journalist Andrew Lawler discovered that solid answers to the mystery were within reach. He set out to unravel the enigma of the lost settlers, accompanying competing researchers, each hoping to be the first to solve its riddle. \u003cbr\u003e Thrilling and absorbing, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Token\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new understanding not just of the first English settlement in the New World but of how the mystery and significance of its disappearance continues to define and divide our country.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Lawler is author of two books, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Token: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke\u003c\/i\u003e, a national bestseller, and the widely acclaimed \u003ci\u003eWhy Did the Chicken Cross the World?: The Epic Saga of the Bird that Powers Civilization.\u003c\/i\u003e As a journalist, he has written more than a thousand newspaper and magazine articles, and his byline has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Washington Post, National Geographic, Smithsonian, \u003c\/i\u003e and many others. He is a contributing writer for \u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e and a contributing editor for \u003ci\u003eArchaeology\u003c\/i\u003e. Andrew's work has appeared several times in \u003ci\u003eThe Best of Science and Nature Writing\u003c\/i\u003e. For more, see www.andrewlawler.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47447854022834,"sku":"9781101974605","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/c7a7780ed40972e26b0878daeb0730d1.webp?v=1778746609","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-secret-token-myth-obsession-and-the-search-for-the-lost-colony-of-roanoke-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}