NC 12: Gateway to the Outer Banks - Softcover

Carr, Dawson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1469628147 ISBN 13: 9781469628141

Publisher: University North Carolina Pr, 2016

Synopsis

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.

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Review:

With extensive research the author examines how NC 12 came into being. . . . Will appeal to readers of North Carolina history and those who want to know more about the effects of development on fragile ecosystems in general.--Library Journal

About the Author:

Dawson Carr is the author of The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse: Sentinel of the Shoals.

About this edition

• Publisher: University North Carolina Pr
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1469628147
• ISBN 13: 9781469628141
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176