{"product_id":"big-chief-elizabeth-9781250778246","title":"Big Chief Elizabeth","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Giles Milton, the highly acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eNathaniel's Nutmeg\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBig Chief Elizabeth\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting historical mystery of colonial America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn April 1586, Queen Elizabeth I acquired a new and exotic title. A tribe of Native Americans had made her their weroanza-a word that meant big chief. The news was received with great joy, both by the Queen and her favorite, Sir Walter Raleigh. His first American expedition had brought back a captive, Manteo, who caused a sensation in Elizabethan London. In 1587, Manteo was returned to his homeland as Lord and Governor, with more than one hundred English men, women, and children. In 1590, a supply ship arrived at the colony to discover that the settlers had vanished.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor almost twenty years the fate of Raleigh's colonists was to remain a mystery. When a new wave of settlers sailed to America to found Jamestown, their efforts to locate the lost colony were frustrated by the mighty chieftain, Powhatan, who vo\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528960057687,"sku":"9781250778246","price":17.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250778246.jpg?v=1731873722","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/big-chief-elizabeth-9781250778246","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}