[The performance of a commemorative pageant entitled "The Lost Colony"] is a particularly inspiring event to the citizens of North Carolina and Virginia, who have been attending in increasing numbers. To others, less familiar with the details of Sir Walter Raleigh's valorous and tragic attempt to carry the English spirit into the wild new world it is an uncommonly impressive evocation of the daring that seeped into this country from the wave-beaten beaches just north of Hatteras. For Paul Green, author of "The Lost Colony," and the others who have contributed to a community celebration have approached their work in a reverent mood. (p. 1)

[In writing "The Lost Colony"], Mr. Green has infused history with a religious reverence for the men and women who laid down their lives to make Sir Walter's dream come true. Although the form of pageantry makes the description of character difficult and loosens...