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White Seed: The Untold Story Of The Lost Colony Of Roanoke (2009)

by Paul Clayton(Favorite Author)

3.37 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1609100018 (ISBN13: 9781609100018)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Booklocker

review 1: I am not normally a historical reader my genre is paranormal fiction but some how I ended up with this book and the narration on my kindle. It got my attention from the first chapter. I All through the book I was wanting to know the ending then as I got to the ending I wanted it to go on. It has everything, someone escapes people meeting and forming relationships, new discoveries new hopes, new dreams, discrimination, political plays, new life, death, desperation, madness, and life long changes. I did not care for the end but only because he tried so hard, what do they say no good deed goes unpunished. That was how I felt but life is not really always a happy ending and there was some happy there but it was more realistic. You really need to read it I bet you would ... moreenjoy the book.
review 2: 3-1/2 STARSA fascinating fictional account of what may have happened to the settlers of The Lost Colony of Roanoke. Of course there are many possible scenarios and with the limited evidence available today, we will never know the absolute truth. After reading this book, I immediately had to do some research myself and read up on the history of Roanoke. Clayton's account of the settlers' disappearance is entirely possible. Most likely, the real truth lies somewhere in a mix of the different theories established by historians.Clayton obviously did his research and the historical details and real people were fascinating. I did however have some issues with the writing. It was a bit too wordy at times and could have been a tad shorter. I listened to the audio version for the first half and read the ebook version in the 2nd half. At first I found the flow a bit choppy...a little abrupt and rushed at times and I had a hard time getting into the characters. But once I was sucked into the historical details.... I was hooked! Maggie's romance seemed a little underdeveloped to be believable....but the focus was really on the disappearance of the entire colony.I really like Clayton's theory on the disappearance of the Lost Colony settlers and would like to think that is what happened to many of the settlers.I recommend The White Seed to anyone interested in early American history. less

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