First Colonists : Documents on the Planting of the First English Settlements in North America, 1584-1590

Quinn, David B. (EDT); Quinn, Alison M. (EDT); North Carolina Division of Archives and History (COR)

ISBN 10: 0865261954 / ISBN 13: 9780865261952

Published by North Carolina Office of Archives and History, 1982

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: First Colonists : Documents on the Planting of the First English Settlements in North America, 1584-1590
• Publisher: North Carolina Office of Archives and History
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0865261954
• ISBN 13: 9780865261952
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Sixteenth-century narratives collected by Richard Hakluyt and drawings by John White offer remarkable firsthand evidence of the first voyages and attempts at colonization of the New World by the English.

About the Author

David Beers Quinn (1909-2002) authored more than thirty books on the history of early European exploration of North America. He earned a Ph.D. from King’s College, London. Dr. Quinn taught at several institutions throughout his distinguished career: University of Southampton (1934-1939); Queens University, Belfast (1939-1944); University College, Swansea (1944-1957); and University of Liverpool (1957-1993).