|summary= A superbly well-researched, easy-to-read account of the rapid rise and fall of one of England's first American colonies. What is so impressive about the book is the way Parker uses this story, fascinating in its own right, to explore the broader contexts of social and political upheaval in England in the 17th Century, on-going struggles for supremacy between the major European powers and the triumphs and tragedies of the early colonial ventures in the Americas.
|rating=4
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|pages=288