Record #:

34696

Author(s):

Shields, E. Thomson, Jr.

Abstract:

In the 1930’s, playwright Paul Green attempted to create a play regarding the Lost Colony of Roanoke in North Carolina. The story known by most people does not include the ending, however, and even today, there is debate about what happened to the colonists. Paul Green changed his endings several times, the last of which in 1980’s left on a more hopeful note. This article goes into detail about what prompted each of these changes and how they were interpreted by the audiences.

Source:

North Carolina Literary Review (NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 27 Issue , 2018, p52-71, il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Green, Paul Eliot, 1894-1981; The Lost Colony (Play); Roanoke Colony; Roanoke Island

Record #:

21764

Author(s):

Shields, E. Thomson, Jr.

Abstract:

This article examines the 1709 publication of John Lawson's book, 'A New Voyage to Carolina.' The book discusses Lawson's observations from his travels in colonial North and South Carolina. The article also comments on publisher and bookseller James Knapton, who had great impact on the book itself.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 88 Issue 3, July 2011, p298-311 , il, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Lawson, John, 1674-1712

Record #:

793

Author(s):

Shields, E. Thomson, Jr.

Abstract:

John Lawson was an early surveyor of North Carolina, and the founder of Bath and New Bern. His writings are excerpted for this article.

Source:

North Carolina Literary Review (NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 1 Issue 1, Summer 1992, p58-61, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Lawson, John, 1674-1712

Record #:

19649

Author(s):

Shields, E. Thomson, Jr.

Abstract:

The history of the discovery and colonization of North Carolina is as diverse as it is exciting. During the Age of Exploration, Europeans including Italian navigator Giovanni Da Verrazano in 1524 and German explorer Johann Lederer in 1670 explored and documented the state's natives, coasts, and inlands.

Source:

North Carolina Literary Review (NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. Issue 13, 2004, p7-24, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Exploration

Record #:

795

Author(s):

Shields, E. Thomson, Jr.

Abstract:

John Lawson's 1706 description of North Carolina in A NEW VOYAGE TO CAROLINA possesses literary merit that is not frequently acknowledged.

Source:

North Carolina Literary Review (NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 1 Issue 1, Summer 1992, p83-97, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Lawson, John, 1674-1712