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Ocracokers

Author : Alton Ballance
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Ocracokers written by Alton Ballance and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North Carolina's Ocracoke island has produced a remarkably cohesive community of islanders. For more than two centuries, these Ocracokers lived in relative isolation, enjoying the beauty and battling the destructive forces of the Atlantic. In the past two decades, tourists discovered this "unique fishing village by the sea," and the tiny island was forever altered. Alarmed at the dramatic changes in the island's character over the past generation, Alton Ballance set out to capture the story of Ocracoke and its people from the unique perspective of a native. Ballance accompanies the people of Ocracoke on their everyday activities--fishing, hunting, boating--all the time recording their stories about events and people that have shaped the island's history. They have lived through hurricanes, and they remember their ancestors talking of the shipwrecks and daring rescues that occurred off the treacherous coast. During the many years when no doctor resided on the island, Ocracokers delivered each other's babies and attended to their own illnesses, sometimes with local cures. When Ballance was growing up on Ocracoke in the 1960s and 1970s, the number of year-round residents hovered around 500. Now Ocracoke is a major tourist attraction visited by hundreds of thousands of people each year. As tourism has flourished, the island has become less isolated, and Ballance discusses the consequences of this development for both islander and visitor. The modernization that accompanies tourism has provided many benefits for the island, among them better health care and schooling and more jobs. Nonetheless, the Ocracoke of old is rapidly disappearing. This book is a tribute to that Ocracoke and her people.

Ocracoke

Author : Ray McAllister
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692742457
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book Ocracoke written by Ray McAllister and published by . This book was released on 2017-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keywords: Ocracoke, Outer Banks, Lighthouse, Blackbeard, shipwrecks, beaches, British Cemetery, Howard Street.2ND EDITION, ENHANCED WITH MORE PHOTOS, AUTHOR SIGNATURE.OCRACOKE, that magical name that refers to both island and village, has always meant something special. It may have been derived from a Native American word for ?enclosed place,? fitting for the village of Ocracoke is indeed an enclosed place on the island of Ocracoke, at least as much as possible on North Carolina's OUTER BANKS. It is tucked away from the Atlantic Ocean on the Pamlico Sound ? like a pearl. It is a vacation paradise. Ocracoke, though beautiful and often serene, has rarely been entirely safe. TREACHEROUS STORMS, PIRATES AND EVEN GERMAN SUBMARINES HAVE TAKEN DOWN SHIPS offshore and made the onshore lives of islanders uncertain. It was at Ocracoke that America's most famous pirate, the ruthless BLACKBEARD, met his end in a ferocious battle with naval authorities. The pirate was shot or wounded 25 times before finally dying of a throat slashing. There is, of course, a gentler side to Ocracoke, as well. The island is home to the iconic 1823 LIGHTHOUSE that is only 75 feet tall and a photographer's favorite. Here, too, are ferries full of visitors and throngs of bicycle riders, a legendary herd of once-wild PONIES and miles upon miles of nationally honored BEACHES, the charmingly unpaved HOWARD STREET and the poignantly serene BRITISH CEMETERY. Award-winning author Ray McAllister explores them all, then goes further in search of the soul of Ocracoke, discovering what it is that pulls visitors back year after year. Along the way, he teams with Dr. Stephen Leatherman, the world-famous Dr. Beach, to advance an audacious and compelling new proposal for the island. Ocracoke: The Pearl of the Outer Banks is a delightful look at what has made Ocracoke special ? and likely always will.

Hoi Toide on the Outer Banks

Author : Walt Wolfram
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807866377
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Hoi Toide on the Outer Banks written by Walt Wolfram and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2000-11-09 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Banks, Walt Wolfram and Natalie Schilling-Estes present a fascinating account of the Ocracoke brogue. They trace its development, identify the elements of pronunciation, vocabulary, and syntax that make it unique, and even provide a glossary and quiz to enhance the reader's knowledge of 'Ocracokisms.' In the process, they offer an intriguing look at the role language plays in a culture's efforts to define and maintain itself. But Hoi Toide on the Outer Banks is more than a linguistic study. Based on extensive interviews with more than seventy Ocracoke residents of all ages and illustrated with captivating photographs by Ann Ehringhaus and Herman Lankford, the book offers valuable insight on what makes Ocracoke special. In short, by tracing the history of island speech, the authors succeed in opening a window on the history of the islanders themselves.

Figments of Ocracoke

Author : Chester Lynn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781532381690
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (816 download)

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Download or read book Figments of Ocracoke written by Chester Lynn and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Flaming Ship of Ocracoke

Author : Charles Harry Whedbee
Publisher : Blair
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book The Flaming Ship of Ocracoke written by Charles Harry Whedbee and published by Blair. This book was released on 1971 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of eleven interesting tales from North Carolina's Outer Banks.

Ocracoke Lighthouse and the Old Salts

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ISBN 13 : 9780998788135
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (881 download)

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Download or read book Ocracoke Lighthouse and the Old Salts written by and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-20 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OCRACOKE ISLAND, tucked away on North Carolina's Outer Banks, is one of the true gems of America's coastlines.In Ocracoke Lighthouse and The Old Salts, award-winning historian Ellen Fulcher Cloud shares the story of both the iconic lighthouse and the men who worked Ocracoke's waters for generations. Her unparalleled research, little-known stories and own family tradition make this a must-read for any lover of the Outer Banks. First published 25 years ago as Ocracoke Lighthouse, Part 1 shares the story of the oldest lighthouse in North Carolina and the second oldest on the East Coast. Cloud unearths original details of the 1823 construction, as well as maintenance and logbook records kept by the keepers of the lighthouse. Then she tells her personal story and that of a few other public-spirited friends who engaged in the rollicking "Great Window Heist" to keep the historic lighthouse from being unalterably damaged by government officials.Part 2, first published as Old Salt, introduces the men of the sea ¿men who made their living working the water and risked their lives every day in doing so. From 1715, when pilots first were assigned to Ocracoke, until the 1960s, almost every man on the island ¿went down to the sea.¿ Cloud lets us know these seafaring men, pilots, fishermen and shrimpers, men of war, ship builders, surfmen of the U.S. Life-Saving Service, and even her own father.LONG ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE to find, the two books comprising Ocracoke Lighthouse and The Old Salts are presented in an enhanced edition with more pages and photographs, additional material, computer-enhanced photo resolution and a keepsake hardcover binding.

Ocracoke Wild

Author : Pat Garber
Publisher : John F. Blair Publisher
ISBN 13 : 9781878086372
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (863 download)

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Download or read book Ocracoke Wild written by Pat Garber and published by John F. Blair Publisher. This book was released on 1995-04-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pat Garber knows an Ocracoke that few visitors ever see, and she offers it to all in this book filled with Ocracoke's beauty and wonder. Whether writing about helping baby loggerhead turtles to get a head start on life, banding brown pelicans, stumbling into a mating ritual of horseshoe crabs, or the touching reunion of a beached and wounded bottlenose dolphin with its mate, she does it with a clarity and grace that puts the reader at the scene and stresses the importance of nature not just to the inhabitants of Ocracoke but to all of us, everywhere.

Ocracoke in the Fifties

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Publisher : John F. Blair, Publisher
ISBN 13 : 9780895874535
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (745 download)

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Download or read book Ocracoke in the Fifties written by and published by John F. Blair, Publisher. This book was released on with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Half a century after the publication of The Lonely Doll, Dare Wright remains a subject of fascination. A strikingly attractive woman-child--a model and fashion photographer who always saw the world through the eyes of a girl--she was the author of nineteen children's books that are still remembered fondly by a legion of fans. Ocracoke in the Fifties, now in print for the first time, is Dare Wright's only book for adults. First and foremost, it is a tribute to one of Dare's favorite places. It is also a time capsule of a unique island culture just past the midpoint of the twentieth century. And surprisingly, it is a testament to the timelessness of Ocracoke--which would please Dare immensely. Ocracoke has seen its share of changes, to be sure, but readers will have no trouble recognizing the durable little island off the North Carolina coast.

A Baker's Daughter

Author : Marcy Brenner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780991544967
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (449 download)

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Download or read book A Baker's Daughter written by Marcy Brenner and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memoir and recipes, a book celebrating Brenner's Bakery and Max Brenner

The Nature of the Outer Banks

Author : Dirk Frankenberg
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807872377
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book The Nature of the Outer Banks written by Dirk Frankenberg and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2012-03-12 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North Carolina's Outer Banks are in constant motion, responding to weather, waves, and the rising sea level. Beaches erode, sometimes taking homes or sections of highway with them into the surf; sand dunes migrate with the wind; and storms open new inlets and dump sand in channels and sounds. A classic guide, The Nature of the Outer Banks describes these dynamic forces and guides visitors to sites where they can see these phenomena in action. In the first section of the book, Dirk Frankenberg highlights three major processes on the Outer Banks: the rising sea level, movement of sand by wind and water, and stabilization of sand by plant life. In the second section, he provides a mile-by-mile field guide to the northern Banks, and in the final section, he alerts readers to the dangers of overdevelopment on the Outer Banks. In a new foreword for this edition, Betsy Bennett documents the ever-more-critical situation of these shifting sands. Southern Gateways Guide is a registered trademark of the University of North Carolina Press

NC 12

Author : Dawson Carr
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469628155
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)

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Download or read book NC 12 written by Dawson Carr and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2016-02-10 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Portsmouth

Author : Ellen Fulcher Cloud
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780998788104
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (881 download)

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Download or read book Portsmouth written by Ellen Fulcher Cloud and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-20 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PORTSMOUTH ISLAND, THE GHOST VILLAGE OF THE OUTER BANKS, attracts curiosity seekers and history lovers, both. A small, now uninhabited island southwest of Ocracoke Island, Portsmouth was once a thriving seaport serving the North Carolina coast.Ellen Fulcher Cloud's Portsmouth: The Way It Was shares the island's early history, based on information never before documented: records of storms, wars, and Federal occupation during the Civil War (and claims to the government for losses), along with numerous personal letters and photographs. War activities from the Spanish Invasion through the Civil War are documented, as is the story of America's first marine hospital, established on Portsmouth in 1820, and of Dr. Samuel Dudley, the wealthy second physician in charge. We meet John Wallace, the businessman "Governor of Shell Castle," and the brave members of the Life-Saving Service. We learn of the integral role of the island's one black family, listen in on a daylong interview with Mrs. Mattie Gilgo (1885-1976) about Portsmouth life a century ago, and get an inside look at the village school and postal service. And we learn of Portsmouth's eventual transition to an oddity -- a village of empty homes, church and post office, maintained today by the National Park Service.The book depicts a way of life on the Outer Banks that is all but forgotten.Long almost impossible to find, Portsmouth: The Way It Was is back in an enhanced second edition, with more pages and photographs, computer-enhanced photo resolution and, for the first time, a keepsake, hardcover binding.It is a book that should find its way onto the shelf of every Outer Banks lover.

The Outer Banks of North Carolina, 1584-1958

Author : David Stick
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 146962415X
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)

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Download or read book The Outer Banks of North Carolina, 1584-1958 written by David Stick and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Talkin' Tar Heel

Author : Walt Wolfram
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469614375
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)

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Download or read book Talkin' Tar Heel written by Walt Wolfram and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2014-04-07 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you considered a "dingbatter," or outsider, when you visit the Outer Banks? Have you ever noticed a picture in your house hanging a little "sigogglin," or crooked? Do you enjoy spending time with your "buddyrow," or close friend? Drawing on over two decades of research and 3,000 recorded interviews from every corner of the state, Walt Wolfram and Jeffrey Reaser's lively book introduces readers to the unique regional, social, and ethnic dialects of North Carolina, as well as its major languages, including American Indian languages and Spanish. Considering how we speak as a reflection of our past and present, Wolfram and Reaser show how languages and dialects are a fascinating way to understand our state's rich and diverse cultural heritage. The book is enhanced by maps and illustrations and augmented by more than 100 audio and video recordings, which can be found online at talkintarheel.com.

My Shining Palace Book

Author : Pat Garber
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (567 download)

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Download or read book My Shining Palace Book written by Pat Garber and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In September of 2019, Hurricane Dorian swept across the small island of Ocracoke, located off the coast of North Carolina, wreaking havoc and destruction on the island, on the author's home, and on her life. In its aftermath, as she waited to find out about saving her house, she found herself with time for writing. She did so, revisiting the year, 1984-85, when she first lived there. This book chronicles that first year at Ocracoke when she cleaned motel rooms, waited tables, fished her own fishing nets and crab pots, and traipsed the island and its waters on bicycle and sailboat. The stories are sandwiched between journal entries about the hurricane and the long path to recovery that followed.

The Nature of North Carolina's Southern Coast

Author : Dirk Frankenberg
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 9780807846551
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book The Nature of North Carolina's Southern Coast written by Dirk Frankenberg and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With The Nature of North Carolina's Southern Coast, Dirk Frankenberg's effort to provide a comprehensive field guide to the state's dynamic shoreline is complete. Picking up where his 1995 book The Nature of the Outer Banks left off, this bo

The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island

Author : Scott Dawson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439669945
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island written by Scott Dawson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-06-15 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New archeological discoveries may finally solve the greatest mystery of Colonial America in this history of Roanoke and Hatteras Islands. Established on what is now North Carolina’s Roanoke Island, the Roanoke Colony was intended to be England’s first permanent settlement in North America. But in 1590, the entire population disappeared without a trace. The only clue to their fate was the word “Croatoan” carved into a tree. For centuries, the legend of the Lost Colony has captivated imaginations. Now, archaeologists from the University of Bristol, working with the Croatoan Archaeological Society, have uncovered tantalizing clues to the fate of the colony. In The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island, Hatteras native and amateur archaeologist Scott Dawson compiles what scholars know about the Lost Colony along with what scholars have found beneath the soil of Hatteras.