Ribbon of Sand: The Amazing Convergence of the Ocean and the Outer Banks, Paperback - John Alexander

Reducere. DescriptionAlexander and Lazell's delightful study of North Carolina's Outer Banks contains a wealth of statistics and facts . . . A Ribbon of Sand...

Reducere. The history of North Carolina's Outer Banks is as ancient and mesmerizing as its beaches. Much has been documented, but many stories were lost--unt...

Reducere. There is quite possibly only one place where not only can a person see wild horses on the beach, one can share a home with them. The Northern Outer...

Reducere. In the mid-1800s, wealthy farmers and businessmen began bringing their families to North Carolina's Outer Banks to escape the blistering inland sum...

Reducere. Virginia Beach and the Outer Banks share an incredibly rich surfing history. Virginia Beach is home to major surfing institutions so iconic and lon...

DescriptionSalty air and the promise of adventure: answer the call of the ocean with Moon North Carolina Coast. Inside you'll find: Strategic itine...

Reducere. DescriptionFishing on the Outer Banks for subsistence began over 1, 000 years ago with the Algonquin Indians, who made their summer camps on the is...

Reducere. "The child that is born on the Sabbath Day is bonnie and blithe and good and gay." (Traditions of Devonshire, Nursery Rhyme, 1883) He brooked no in...

Reducere. As many visitors to Ocracoke will attest, the island's vibrant dialect is one of its most distinctive cultural features. In Hoi Toide on the Outer ...

Reducere. In this hands-on, how-to guide to fishing North Carolina's Outer Banks, expert fisherman Stan Ulanski combines his enthusiasm, his experience, and ...

Reducere. DescriptionAnyone who has lived or vacationed on the Outer Banks has an old favorite restaurant. Hundreds have opened over many decades and then cl...

Reducere. In the summer of 1967, nineteen-year-old Brenda Joyce Holland disappeared. She was a mountain girl who had come to Manteo to work in the outdoor dr...

Reducere. About the AuthorJames D. Charlet leads tours, educational programs, and speaking engagements and contributes to local and national media with artic...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Outer Banks has a long history of unconventional characters and curious occurrences. Did you know that escapees from an escargot far...

Reducere. North Carolina's Outer Banks are in constant motion, responding to weather, waves, and the rising sea level. Beaches erode, sometimes taking homes ...

Reducere. The history of North Carolina's Outer Banks is as ancient and mesmerizing as its beaches. Much has been documented, but many stories were lost--unt...

Reducere. On an island there is nowhere to hide. That's why these ghost stories scare and delight us so much. The Outer Banks is full of life and death tales...

Reducere. Anyone who has lived or vacationed on the Outer Banks has an old favorite restaurant. Hundreds have opened over many decades and then closed thanks...

Reducere. The rich history of North Carolina's Outer Banks is reflected in the names of its towns, geographic features, and waterways. A book over twenty yea...

Reducere. Every September, on the first night of the new moon, there are those who vow they see a flaming ship sail three times past the coast of Ocracoke. N...

Reducere. DescriptionStanding along the coast of today's Outer Banks, it can be hard to envision the barrier island world at Kitty Hawk as it appeared to Wil...

Reducere. Ever since ships began navigating the coast of North Carolina, the area has maintained a reputation for being dangerous. Today, the region that str...

Reducere. Painfully remote in the time of the Wright brothers, today the Outer Banks famously welcomes millions of visitors each year. The journey from early...

Reducere. The Outer Banks National Scenic Byway received its designation in 2009, an act that stands as a testament to the historical and cultural importance...

Reducere. One August night, two young law students knocked three times on the huge door to Blackbeard's castle, spoke the secret password, and gained admissi...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Serene ConneeleyWith: Lucy CavendishFrom the authors of The Book of Faery Magic comes an enchanting new adventure into the ...

Publisher: Random House USA IncAuthor(s): Syd BanksNumber of pages: 108Publication date: 1987Dimensions: 142 x 216 x 13Cover type: Paperback / soft...

Reducere. As the wounds of the Civil War are just beginning to heal, one fateful summer would forever alter the course of a young girl's life. In 1868, on th...

Reducere. Line in the Sand details the dramatic transformation of the western U.S.-Mexico border from its creation at the end of the Mexican-American War in ...

Reducere. She was the spirited daughter of a North Carolina plantation owner, and he was a poor fisherman who she tutored on the porch of her family's Nags H...

Reducere. Presents the graphic and sad story of the British anti-submarine trawler Bedfordshire and the German submarine U-558. Off Cape Lookout on a fateful...

DescriptionJohn Kretschmer is sailing's practical philosopher - as much a doer as a thinker. And that is the overarching theme of this chronicle of...

On the remote north-western Isle of Lewis stands one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in the world, a stone circle forming part of a hu...

Reducere. DescriptionMost navigators have heard of Viking sunstones, but few realize they are more than legend. Leif Karlsen has brought them to life. He sho...

Description"A sprawling, ambitious underwater journey studded with fascinating tidbits." - New York Times Book ReviewWild fish hover in seas, river...

Reducere. Dennis Banks, an American Indian of the Ojibwa Tribe and a founder of the American Indian Movement, is one of the most influential Indian leaders o...

Publisher: Authorhouse UKAuthor(s): John (University of Manchester) LeeIllustration(s): Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 160Publicati...

Reducere. More than seven million people visit the Outer Banks of North Carolina every year, and they all fall in love with its coastal Southern cuisine. The...

DescriptionWho are we? What is our place in this vast and ever-evolving universe? Where do science and spirituality meet?If you've pondered these q...

Reducere. Most navigators have heard of Viking sunstones, but few realize they are more than legend. Leif Karlsen has brought them to life. He shows us how t...

Reducere. From January to July 1942, more than seventy-five ships sank to North Carolina's "Graveyard of the Atlantic" off the coast of the Outer Banks. Germ...

Fishing on the Outer Banks for subsistence began over 1, 000 years ago with the Algonquin Indians, who made their summer camps on the islands. They...

DescriptionThe Outer Banks of Currituck County are home to large mansions and see thousands of tourists each year. The islands weren't always popul...