Lost Colony
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Lost Colony
First recorded in 1800–05
Example Sentences
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It is called ‘The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island,’ and echoes many of the sentiments he has voiced for years.
From Fox News • Aug. 19, 2020
Lawler, a journalist, explores in his latest book the haunting real-life mystery of a lost English settlement in the New World: “The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2018
Lawler also does a good job conveying the strangeness of one of the central figures of the Lost Colony mystery: the wayward governor, John White.
From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2018
“The Secret Token,” spanning more than 400 years, offers the most authoritative account of the Lost Colony to date, if not the last word.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2018
The story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke has been called “the tragedy of American colonization.”
From Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader by Manly, Louise
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