
NC 12
Gateway to the Outer Banks
Dawson Carr(Author)
The University of North Carolina Press
Published on 30. April 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-4696-2814-1 (ISBN)
Description
Connecting communities from Corolla in the north to Ocracoke Island in the south, scenic North Carolina Highway 12 binds together the fragile barrier islands that make up the Outer Banks. Throughout its lifetime, however, NC 12 has faced many challenges-from recurring storms and shifting sands to legal and political disputes-that have threatened this remarkable highway's very existence. Through the unique lens of the road's rich history, Dawson Carr tells the story of the Outer Banks as it has unfolded since a time when locals used oxcarts to pull provisions from harbors to their homes and the Wright Brothers struggled over mountainous dunes.
Throughout, Carr captures the personal stories of those who have loved and lived on the Outer Banks. As Carr relates the importance of NC 12 and its transformation from a string of beach roads to a scenic byway joining miles of islands, he also chronicles the history of a region over the last eighty-five years, showing how the highway and the residents of the Outer Banks came to rely on each other.
Throughout, Carr captures the personal stories of those who have loved and lived on the Outer Banks. As Carr relates the importance of NC 12 and its transformation from a string of beach roads to a scenic byway joining miles of islands, he also chronicles the history of a region over the last eighty-five years, showing how the highway and the residents of the Outer Banks came to rely on each other.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chapel Hill
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
64 halftones, 4 maps
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
248 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4696-2814-1 (9781469628141)
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The University of North Carolina Press
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Dawson Carr is the author of The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse: Sentinel of the Shoals.