"A longtime coast watcher tells the story of the beautiful and ever-changing coast of North Carolina--rich in culture, history, and landscape--with words and photographs. This gorgeous, richly illustrated book for visitors and residents alike details the charms and controversies of the "banks" of North Carolina. Hatcher highlights the current wonders of the famous coast, as well as an intriguing history that includes the familiar Outer Banks legendary Wright Brothers flight, the Graveyard of the Atlantic, and the picturesque lighthouses, as well as the lesser known Chitlin' Circuit beach…mehr
"A longtime coast watcher tells the story of the beautiful and ever-changing coast of North Carolina--rich in culture, history, and landscape--with words and photographs. This gorgeous, richly illustrated book for visitors and residents alike details the charms and controversies of the "banks" of North Carolina. Hatcher highlights the current wonders of the famous coast, as well as an intriguing history that includes the familiar Outer Banks legendary Wright Brothers flight, the Graveyard of the Atlantic, and the picturesque lighthouses, as well as the lesser known Chitlin' Circuit beach resort, a 1898 coup d'etat, and a controversial sea bird. Told with an ear for the native language and local lore, with a taste for the water and its riches, and above all, with an eye toward the preservation of a vanishing environment and culture, this will be the go-to book for readers who want an overview of the North Carolina coastal region"--Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
In the past few years, Tim Hatcher has lived on the North Carolina coast with several beach cats, working on Time and Tide: The Vanishing Culture of the North Carolina Coast. He has traveled the world as a quality inspector, and later in life, taught in the field of human resources at NC State and elsewhere. He was also the editor of the Human Resource Development Quarterly. He is an avid saltwater angler, and a semi-professional, still-looking-for-that-big-break musician—a rock, country, Latin, and blues percussionist. Since the first time he drove from his home in East Tennessee to the Outer Banks and saw the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, some five decades ago, Tim Hatcher has had an affection and respect for the NC coast and its people. He has studied and written about its tough people and its fragile environment for the better part of his adult life. This, his first book about the coast’s nature and culture, is the result.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Introduction
Chapter 1: “The Goodliest Land” A Long and Diverse Coast Line: From the Outer Banks to Down East and Beyond The Inner Banks, Southern Banks, and the Crystal Coast Sand: Forever Shifting The Landscape for The First Flight Move of the Millennium: Rescuing the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Pocosins, Swamps, Quagmires, and Refuges
Chapter 2: Aqua Vita Est, Water is Life The Shapes of Water: Sounds, Inlets, and Rivers America’s Intracoastal Waterway: Safe Passage for Mariners The Gulf Stream: The Great Blue Engine of NC’s Coast The Atlantic Ocean: Architect and Matriarch of Coastal NC
Chapter 3: The Weather, "Red Sky at Night" A Weather of Wind and Change A Fisherman’s Nightmare Storms Through History in North Carolina Rating Storms Hurricanes in the Busy 1950s and 1960s 1970s and 1980s: Relative Quiet The Active 1990s A New Century Brings More Storms Most Recent Storms
Chapter 4 - Shaping a Culture A Different Way of Life The Allure of the Ocean
Chapter 5: The Past Shapes the Future Early Inhabitants: The Coast's First People Europeans’ First Explorations of the North Carolina Coast From First Contact to First Colony Privateers, Pirates, or Pyrates?
Chapter 6: Saving Lives in Dangerous Water Danger, Destruction, and Death: The Graveyard of the Atlantic Saving Lives on a Treacherous Coast Saving Lives with Light: Lighthouse Keepers
Chapter 7: Commerce and Tourism "Red and White" Commerce: 155 Years and Counting The “Flipper” Factory Beach Cottages of Old Nags Head: Unpainted Upper Crust More Old Houses and Old Money: Wilmington and Beyond Portsmouth Island: Bugs, Fish, and Heathens Buffalo City: Good Water, Good Wood, Good Whiskey, Good-Bye
Chapter 8: Planes, Piers, and Boats More than Sand and Wind: The Bankers’ Connection to the Wright Brothers The North Carolina Ferry System: Lifeline for Thousands The Carolina Flare and the Long Tradition of Boatbuilding Liberty City: Ugly Ducklings and the Mothball Fleet Piers: Another Legacy Lost
Chapter 9 – Controversy, Conflict, and Water Access Disputed Lands and Waters Water Access: Drawing Lines in the Sand
Chapter 10 – Cape Hatteras National Seashore and Recreation Area: The Long (Winding, Confusing, and Difficult) Road from Idea to Reality Early Concepts and Initial Government Involvement Establishment of the Park and the First Seashore Commission World War II-Era Developments A New Social Contract The Seashore Park Becomes a Reality
Chapter 11 – Trying to Fish Bluefish, Bluefin, and the Blues The Unwinnable Battle for the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna North Carolina’s Menhaden: The Unsavory Smell of Success
Chapter 12 – Plovers, Politics, and Plutocrats Surf Fishers Little Birds on the Beach Plover Politics Mixed Results
Chapter 13 – Legacy of Black North Carolinians on the Coast The Roanoke Freedman’s Colony The 1898 Wilmington Coup d’Etat Black Resorts, Beaches, and New Music Beaufort’s 21st Century Land Grab
Chapter 14 – To Build or Not to Build The Saga of the Bonner and Mid-Currituck Bridges The Megaport Project: Unveil or Unload? Nutmeg: A Tasty Spice or a Just a Bad Idea? Rockets, Fuel, Oil, and Gas: Odd Coastal Cousins Beach “Nourishment”
Chapter 15: On the Horizon Global Warming and Sea Level Rise Scientific Initiatives to Measure Sea Level and Coastal Changes The Horizon
Appendix: NC DOT Maps of the North Carolina Coast Bibliography Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: “The Goodliest Land” A Long and Diverse Coast Line: From the Outer Banks to Down East and Beyond The Inner Banks, Southern Banks, and the Crystal Coast Sand: Forever Shifting The Landscape for The First Flight Move of the Millennium: Rescuing the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Pocosins, Swamps, Quagmires, and Refuges
Chapter 2: Aqua Vita Est, Water is Life The Shapes of Water: Sounds, Inlets, and Rivers America’s Intracoastal Waterway: Safe Passage for Mariners The Gulf Stream: The Great Blue Engine of NC’s Coast The Atlantic Ocean: Architect and Matriarch of Coastal NC
Chapter 3: The Weather, "Red Sky at Night" A Weather of Wind and Change A Fisherman’s Nightmare Storms Through History in North Carolina Rating Storms Hurricanes in the Busy 1950s and 1960s 1970s and 1980s: Relative Quiet The Active 1990s A New Century Brings More Storms Most Recent Storms
Chapter 4 - Shaping a Culture A Different Way of Life The Allure of the Ocean
Chapter 5: The Past Shapes the Future Early Inhabitants: The Coast's First People Europeans’ First Explorations of the North Carolina Coast From First Contact to First Colony Privateers, Pirates, or Pyrates?
Chapter 6: Saving Lives in Dangerous Water Danger, Destruction, and Death: The Graveyard of the Atlantic Saving Lives on a Treacherous Coast Saving Lives with Light: Lighthouse Keepers
Chapter 7: Commerce and Tourism "Red and White" Commerce: 155 Years and Counting The “Flipper” Factory Beach Cottages of Old Nags Head: Unpainted Upper Crust More Old Houses and Old Money: Wilmington and Beyond Portsmouth Island: Bugs, Fish, and Heathens Buffalo City: Good Water, Good Wood, Good Whiskey, Good-Bye
Chapter 8: Planes, Piers, and Boats More than Sand and Wind: The Bankers’ Connection to the Wright Brothers The North Carolina Ferry System: Lifeline for Thousands The Carolina Flare and the Long Tradition of Boatbuilding Liberty City: Ugly Ducklings and the Mothball Fleet Piers: Another Legacy Lost
Chapter 9 – Controversy, Conflict, and Water Access Disputed Lands and Waters Water Access: Drawing Lines in the Sand
Chapter 10 – Cape Hatteras National Seashore and Recreation Area: The Long (Winding, Confusing, and Difficult) Road from Idea to Reality Early Concepts and Initial Government Involvement Establishment of the Park and the First Seashore Commission World War II-Era Developments A New Social Contract The Seashore Park Becomes a Reality
Chapter 11 – Trying to Fish Bluefish, Bluefin, and the Blues The Unwinnable Battle for the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna North Carolina’s Menhaden: The Unsavory Smell of Success
Chapter 12 – Plovers, Politics, and Plutocrats Surf Fishers Little Birds on the Beach Plover Politics Mixed Results
Chapter 13 – Legacy of Black North Carolinians on the Coast The Roanoke Freedman’s Colony The 1898 Wilmington Coup d’Etat Black Resorts, Beaches, and New Music Beaufort’s 21st Century Land Grab
Chapter 14 – To Build or Not to Build The Saga of the Bonner and Mid-Currituck Bridges The Megaport Project: Unveil or Unload? Nutmeg: A Tasty Spice or a Just a Bad Idea? Rockets, Fuel, Oil, and Gas: Odd Coastal Cousins Beach “Nourishment”
Chapter 15: On the Horizon Global Warming and Sea Level Rise Scientific Initiatives to Measure Sea Level and Coastal Changes The Horizon
Appendix: NC DOT Maps of the North Carolina Coast Bibliography Acknowledgements
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