The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2

CHAPTER I.

THE HISTORY OF SHIPS AND SHIPPING INTERESTS (_continued_). PAGE Extent of the Subject—The First American Colony—Hostilities with 1 the Indians—117 Settlers Missing—Raleigh’s Search for El Dorado—Little or no Gold discovered—2,000 Spaniards engage in another Search—Disastrous Results—Dutch Rivalry with the English—Establishment of two American Trading Compan...