The definitive untold story of the Roanoke Colony’s mysterious disappearance.

“A fast-paced tale of greed, adventure, and tragedy that distills pretty much all that is known and most of what is surmised about the Lost Colony.”—Seattle Times

In 1587, John White and 117 men, women, and children landed off the coast of North Carolina on Roanoke Island, hoping to carve a colony from fearsome wilderness. A mere month later, facing diminishing supplies and a fierce native population, White sailed back to England in desperation. There, he persuaded Sir Walter Raleigh, the expedition’s sponsor, to rescue the imperiled colonists. But by the time White returned with aid, the colonists of Roanoke had disappeared, never to be seen again.

In this gripping and deeply researched account, colonial historian James Horn tells for the first time the complete story of what happened to the Roanoke colonists and their descendants. Now updated to include the latest evidence concerning the colonists’ fate, A Kingdom Strange is a compellingly original examination of one of the great unsolved mysteries of American history.