The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island, Scott Dawson
The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island, Scott Dawson
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The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island

Author: Scott Dawson

Narrator: Tim Getman

Unabridged: 4 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/26/2021

Synopsis

For over 400 years, the mystery of Roanoke’s “Lost Colony” has puzzled historians and spawned conspiracies—until now. New discoveries link the lost colony of Roanoke to Hatteras Island.The legend of the Lost Colony has been captivating imaginations for nearly a century. When they left Roanoke Island, where did they go? What is the meaning of the mysterious word Croatoan? In the sixteenth century, Croatoan was the name of an island to the south now known as Hatteras. Scholars have long considered the island as one of the colonists’ possible destinations, but only recently has anyone set out to prove it. Archaeologists from the University of Bristol, working with local residents through the Croatoan Archaeological Society, have uncovered tantalizing clues to the fate of the colony.Hatteras native and amateur archaeologist Scott Dawson compiles what scholars know about the Lost Colony along with what scholars have found beneath the soil of Hatteras.

About Scott Dawson

Scott Dawson is a native of Hatteras Island whose family roots on the island trace back to the 1600s. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a BA in psychology and minor in history and is a well-known local historian, local author and amateur archaeologist. He is president and founder of the Croatoan Archaeological Society Inc. and has participated in a decade of archaeological excavations and research on Hatteras Island under the direction of Dr. Mark Horton. He also serves on the board of directors of the Outer Banks History Center.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Pam on October 02, 2024

A nice suprise in this book for me. I had it all wrong! I picked this book up on a recent trip to Hatteras Island. I’m not originally from North Carolina, so I was not taught its history in school. My kids got it though. There is a popular outdoor play put on every summer that is called The Lost Col......more

Goodreads review by Dee on August 15, 2021

Audible.com 4 hours 12 min. Narrated by Tim Getman (B) What became of Viginia Dare? And all those who were a part of Roanoke, the "Lost Colony." We'll probably never know, but history does tell us that the first colony was never really lost. Archeological evidence places the stranded first colonists......more

Goodreads review by Erica on June 06, 2021

I tagged this as science (shelf) because it is a scholarly book. As a kid I read about the mystery of the lost colony, and the message they left carved into a tree 'Croatoan'. I read fictional spinoffs about the lost colony - I think one was by Harlan Ellison, possibly a graphic novel It was framed......more

Goodreads review by Laurie on May 17, 2024

Cape Hatteras resident Scott Dawson obtains a history degree, he reads the orginal source documents of the history in his backyard to discover that Governor John White indeed DID know what the secret message CROATOAN means. Further exploration and collection of artifacts on his island, then a self-pu......more

Goodreads review by David on December 27, 2022

This is a book with supported archaeological research that leads to a result that isn’t surprising at all, and does deflate the legends and the mystery of what happened to the Roanoke Island colony. The author concludes that what happened would have been obvious to anyone in authority investigating......more

Quotes

“A new book about the colonists…citing ten years of excavations at nearby Hatteras Island, aims to put the mystery to bed…[claims] that historical records and artifacts can end the debate.” New York Times

“Whatever happened to the lost colonists of Roanoke, Virginia? The answer to one of America’s longest and most puzzling questions is now in a new book.” New York Post

“Years of research by multiple teams aims to put weight behind a leading theory for the colony of Roanoke’s supposed disappearance, putting to bed centuries of wild speculation.” Vice

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