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ASpanishconquistadorhuntsforgold.ColonistsvanishfromtheLostColonyofRoanoke.Pirateslurkamongthemanyislandsandinletsalongthecoast.ColonistsandNativeAmericansbattlefiercelyintheTuscaroraWar.TheearlyhistoryofNorthCarolinareadsliketheultimateadventurenovel,andthestoryaccelerateswhenthousandsofScotch-IrishandGermanimmigrantsflocktothecolony,makingitthefourthlargestontheeveoftheAmericanRevolution.ReadersofthisdramatichistorywillalsorelishepisodessuchasthebloodyshowdownatAlamanceCreek,theEdentonTeaParty,andtheBattleatMoore'sCreekBridge—allimportantmarkersalongtheroadtostatehoodandvictoryinthewarforAmericanindependence.