Big Chief Elizabeth: How England's Adventurers Gambled and Won the New World
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Big Chief Elizabeth: How England's Adventurers Gambled and Won the New World
By (Author) Giles Milton
John Murray Press
John Murray Publishers Ltd
12th July 2001
3rd May 2001
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Geographical discovery and exploration
942.055
Physical Properties
Paperback
432
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 28mm
340g
Description
Captive American Indian Manteo was returned to his homeland as Governor, a gamble that resulted in the first English settlement in the New World. Using first-hand accounts, this book tells the full story and its extraordinary twist.
Reviews
'Like Giles Milton's previous book,... Big Chief Elizabeth is a cracking read, a successful attempt at popular history' Evening Standard; 2 'Milton is a great storyteller... he sets about filling in the historical gaps with relish, using his considerable imagination to conjure mood from dry parchment' Sunday Express; 3 'Grippingly told true adventure story' Daily Mail; 4 'Milton... draws a vivid picture of the terrible hardships the settlers endured' The Times"
Author Bio
Giles Milton is a writer and journalist. He has contributed articles for most of the British national newspapers as well as many foreign publications and specialises in the history of travel and exploration. In the course of his researches, he has travelled extensively in Europe and the Middle East.
