Beechland and The Lost Colony Philip S McMullan Jr 9781497456587 Books
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In 1587, one hundred seventeen men, women and children simply disappeared and became known as The Lost Colony. Sir Walter Ralegh's attempt to settle Virginia remains one of the greatest mysteries of early American history. John White, the colony's governor, described how the colonists were forced to remain on Roanoke Island when their intended destination was Chesapeake Bay. There they were abandoned and became lost to history after the Spanish Armada caused their resupply ships to be diverted. However, significant evidence suggests that they intentionally relocated inland and that Ralegh, at least, kept in touch with them. They continued the alliance they had formed with the Croatan tribe and, for at least ten more years, supplied Ralegh with a valuable commodity Sassafras. They chose Beechland, a protected sassafras site about fifty miles into the mainland, in order to prevent the Spaniards (and potential competitors) from finding them. This profitable venture ended when Ralegh lost his patent and his head after the death of Queen Elizabeth. In this scenario, the so-called Lost Colonists were not lost but were finally abandoned when Ralegh could no longer send ships to them. Evidence for the colonists' movement was found in original accounts, native alliances, oral histories, naming patterns, archeological remnants and reanalysis of early maps. A thorough archeological investigation of the site might yield the crucial clues to resolve the longstanding mystery of what became of the majority of the lost colonists.
Beechland and The Lost Colony Philip S McMullan Jr 9781497456587 Books
My dad grew up in the area (Gum Neck) and his oldest brother was logging timber in this area in the 50's. Having seen the Lost Colony Play a few times, I've always been interested in what really happened to Virginia Dare and the colonists. I'm glad to see that several books on the subject have been written fairly recently. This proposal is well researched and presented for consideration. It turns out, one of my many cousins has an autographed copy of the book. I'll be driving down to East Lake and the Buffalo City/Beechland area on my next trip to visit my kinfolk.Product details
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Beechland and The Lost Colony Philip S McMullan Jr 9781497456587 Books Reviews
I was so excited to read this, having grown up near the Outer Banks, and am pleased to report I learned a lot from this book. Unlike many "historians", he did not pick and choose his information, but reported in great detail this wonderful story. A great read!
This account of the historical journey of the first colonists that came to North Carolina was an utter pleasure to read. There is a wealth of historical information and narrative that points the reader in an entirely different direction than the prevailing theories regarding the reasons for their disappearance and their journey into the interior of North Carolina. Mr. McMullan's research and insights are well-documented and clearly laid out. I have personally met the author and discussed his written and field research and found his insights and prevailing theory absolutely compelling. I think anyone interested in gaining a valid alternative understanding of why the English settlers departed from Roanoke Island to venture into the mainland they should acquire a copy of his work. It is a must read.
Philip McMullan's passion to unravel the mystery of the Lost Colony is obvious and meticulously detailed in Beechland and The Lost Colony. Named for a long abandoned and rare patch of arable ground within a remote and inaccessible swamp adjacent to North Carolina's Outer Banks, McMullan presents the history of exploration of a region interlaced with sandbar strewed sounds fed by an extensive network of rivers that supported a sizable indigenous population who had long mastered the husbandry of crops from both the sandy and peat rich soil known as the black lands. Here, Sir Walter Raleigh dispatched settlers to exploit his exclusive patent of Virginia, the eastern seaboard of the United States which encompassed the are from Newfoundland to Georgia. The goal was to build a colony as a profitable commercial venture which would provide a foothold for English settlement of the New World. After initially establishing a community on Roanoke Island of craftsmen and adventure prone families, including the birth of at least two children including Virginia Dare, the first English child born in America, the supply ships departed with the expectation of immediate return. the outbreak of war with Spain delayed that return for years. As the story went, the entire colony had disappeared, leaving a few cryptic clues that have had historians and mystery hounds searching for the whereabouts of the Lost Colony ever since.
Many theories of the fate of the colonists abound including a few of which the author is currently actively participating. Beechland and The Lost Colony is the end result of over 30 years of research that has combed both local history as well as the archives of adventurers and historians to make a logical and rational case that many of the English settlers, melding with the local indigenous population, not only survived but thrived for over 400 years here on a swampy peninsula sheltered by vast sounds and indomitable barrier islands rich in aquatic life and game. Using the notes from the early explorers of potential exploitable lands, McMullan makes the case that at least a significant portion of the colonists likely settled at Beechland, one of the few rises of tillable land where evidence of settlement and burial sites have been uncovered. Here among the age old residents of the Outer Banks one finds the family names of Raleigh's colonists who have spawned extensive families and rich personal histories.
For me, this story takes an added personal dimension as I work adjacent to the Beechland settlement. McMullan's revelation of canals and waterways hand carved by these settlers are part of the elaborate irrigation and flood mitigation network that courses around this swampy land where I am employed, adding a dimension of tangibility seldom experienced from historical works. Having myself written about latter day residents of this region, specifically the settlers and pirates of the late 17th and early 18th centuries who made a home of these dark intractable waters, I understand the compelling attractiveness of dwelling in these swampy backwaters.
As well as the historical narrative, McMullan provides an extensive set of appendices which dissects the maps and name places of the region including the little known discovery of sassafras, a lucrative indigenous commodity that was the most sought after and expensive medicinal curatives of the time. It's discovery lends to the theory that, rather than being lost and abandoned, Raleigh and his business partners had instead, crafted an elaborate ruse of a lost colony to mask the existence of an industrious group of harvesters toiling in a secret trade outside the perusal of English competitors and Spanish enemies.
Whether due to the misfortune of conflict with the indigenous population, the machinations of crafty businessmen or the abandonment by a sovereign less concerned about her subjects than conducting war with Spain, the Lost Colony has been one of America's most tantalizing mysteries. McMullan has proposed a plausible and fascinating narrative that deserves further consideration and scientific exploration to validate these claims.
very good very interesting I have learned a lot from this book . I would recommend this book to anyone who loves local history.
If you want to know what happened to THE LOST COLONY then read this!!!
My dad grew up in the area (Gum Neck) and his oldest brother was logging timber in this area in the 50's. Having seen the Lost Colony Play a few times, I've always been interested in what really happened to Virginia Dare and the colonists. I'm glad to see that several books on the subject have been written fairly recently. This proposal is well researched and presented for consideration. It turns out, one of my many cousins has an autographed copy of the book. I'll be driving down to East Lake and the Buffalo City/Beechland area on my next trip to visit my kinfolk.
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