{"product_id":"the-secret-token-myth-obsession-and-the-search-for-the-lost-colony-of-roanoke-9781101974605","title":"The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e*National Bestseller* \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\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 Lost Colony of Roanoke \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke?\u003c\/i\u003e 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. In the course of his journey, Lawler encounters a host of characters obsessed with the colonists and their fate, and he determines why the Lost Colony continues to haunt our national consciousness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrilling 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 its disappearance continues to define--and divide--America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3374651\"\u003eAndrew Lawler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101974605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1101974605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036020\"\u003eUnited States | Colonial Period (1600-1775)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS051000\"\u003eExpeditions \u0026amp; Discoveries\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC003000\"\u003eArchaeology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699130568941,"sku":"9781101974605","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_2a59c5ef-6cb2-4c8b-81f6-94681b3b3393.jpg?v=1649912063","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-secret-token-myth-obsession-and-the-search-for-the-lost-colony-of-roanoke-9781101974605","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}