books by David Stick

books by David Stick

books:

David Stick

The Outer Banks of North Carolina, 1584-1958

David Stick

The University of North Carolina Press, 1990

Premier History of Outer Banks Region
This is the premier history of the Outer Banks area, written by the region's premier historian. It begins in the 16th Century, when European explorers first touched the sandy barrier islands. It carefully traces the course of human and environmental events through the ...

Roanoke Island: The Beginnings of English America

David Stick

The University of North Carolina Press, 1983

A flotilla of substance
Sir Walter Raleigh landed in the Outer Banks, North Carolina, in 1584. Until 1587 there was a steady stream of shipping from England. Sir Francis Drake and Sir Richard Grenville took part. The area was named Virginia in honor of Queen Elizabeth. A colony arrived at ...

An Outer Banks Reader

David Stick

The University of North Carolina Press, 1998

Proof that true stories are more fascinating than fiction
David Stick has compiled a fascinating collection of stories, essays, letters and reports to bring to life many of the tales which have become near legend on the Outer Banks. From heroic rescues to the lives of everyday "Bankers" -- from the famous to the unhearalded ...

Graveyard of the Atlantic: Shipwrecks of the North Carolina Coast

David Stick

The University of North Carolina Press, 1989

Great local history of shipwrecks of the Atlantic Coast
I first picked up this book when I was 14 at a local bookstore in Wilmington, N.C. Ever since then I have been enchanted with stories of shipwrecks and the drama involved in them. This book describes the particularly dangerous coast of North Carolina where the warm ...