About the Author

Andy Gabriel-Powell spent twelve years juggling a professional career with his elected position in local government. During his time in civic office, he became Mayor of Bideford, England, a town intrinsically linked to the subject of his book. He has devoted the last seven years to studying the story of the lost colony of Roanoke. This book is the culmination of that research. He lives in Stanley, North Carolina, USA.

Reviews

"In Richard Grenville and the Lost Colony of Roanoke, author Andy Gabriel-Powell shines welcome light on a key figure in the first attempt by the English to settle the New World. Long overshadowed by his more famous and dashing cousin, Sir Walter Raleigh, Grenville was the man who helped shepherd the first major voyage to the coast of North Carolina, and who sought to keep the colony alive by providing additional men and supplies...while Raleigh was safe at home in court. What makes this readable volume particularly handy is that it also provides a cogent overview of the Roanoke voyages, drawing heavily on source material, and a careful and sober look at the fascinating but sticky question of just what might have happened to the famous Lost Colonists."--Andrew Lawler, author of The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke.