The Outer Banks of North Carolina, 1584-1958 [Hardcover]

David Stick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 1958

The Outer Banks have long been of interest to geologists, historians, linguists, sportsmen, and beachcombers. This long series of low, narrow, sandy islands stretches along the North Carolina coast for more than 175 miles.

Here on Roanoke Island in the 1580s, the first English colony in the New World was established. It vanished soon after, becoming the famous "lost colony." At Ocracoke, in 1718, the pirate Blackbeard was killed; at Hatteras Inlet and Roanoke Island important Civil War battles were fought; at Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills the Wright brothers experimented with gliders and in 1903 made their epic flight. The Graveyard of the Atlantic, scene of countless shipwrecks, lies all along the ever-shifting shores of the Banks.

This is the fascinating story of the Banks and the Bankers; of whalers, stockmen, lifesavers, wreckers, boatmen, and fishermen; of the constantly changing inlets famous for channel bass fishing; and of the once thriving Diamond City that disappeared completely in a three-year period.

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[Stick's] easy narrative style makes the book pleasant and at times exciting reading.

New York Herald Tribune Book Review

Both the well-known and the not so well-known are brought vividly to life in David Stick's flowing narrative.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 367 pages
• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press; 2nd edition (June 15, 1958)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080780746X
• ISBN-13: 978-0807807460
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,135,548 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Premier History of Outer Banks Region, March 22, 2000

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Spencer K. Stephens (Rockville, Maryland USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Outer Banks of North Carolina, 1584-1958 (Hardcover)

This is the premier history of the Outer Banks area, written by the region's premier historian. It begins in the 16th Century, when European explorers first touched the sandy barrier islands. It carefully traces the course of human and environmental events through the modern era, with special emphasis on the Revolutionary War and Civil War. This is a truly remarkable piece of work that will enlighten anyone interested in Carolina history.