The Cavalier in America (Classic Reprint)
Author: Lyon Gardiner Tyler
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2018-01-06
Total Pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9780428459017
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from The Cavalier in America The twin sponsors of American colonization were two cavaliers during the days of Queen Elizabeth - Sir Humphrey Gilbert and his half brother, Sir Walter Raleigh. They conceived the idea, that to destroy the superiority of Spain, England must plant a colony in the New World. Accordingly the former obtained a patent of colo nization in 1 78, and attempted to establish a settlement in the neighborhood of Newfoundland. The attempt proved futile, and in the effort the noble Gilbert was drowned in the waves of the angry ocean. His last words will ever be kept in precious remembrance: We are as near heaven by sea as by land. The latter - Sir Walter Raleigh - the most accomplished man of his age, and a cavalier in the best sense of theword, renewed the undertaking, and in 1587 established a colony on Roanoke Island, in Pam lico Sound. Success seemed to go with the enter prise, and Queen Elizabeth gave the name Vir ginia to all North America. But a crisis in the history of England arose, and the kingdom, confronted with the Armada and the whole embattled power of Spain, had to fight for her very existence In. The mighty strife, the little group of men, women and chil dren on Roanoke Island were forgotten, and when succo-r, after three years, at length arrived, the colony had disappeared. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.