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Harrison, Molly Perkins. It happened on the Outer Banks.


HARRISON, Molly Perkins. It happened on the Outer Banks Outer Banks or the Banks, chain of sand barrier islands and peninsulas, c.175 mi (280 km), along the Atlantic coast of SE Va. and E N.C. . Globe Pequot, Twodot. 146p. map. index. c2005. 0-7627-2707-1. $9.95. JS

A spectacular guide to eastern North Carolina Eastern North Carolina or (often abbreviated as ENC) is the region of North Carolina which includes the eastern third of North Carolina. It includes the Outer and Inner banks, thus it is often known geographically as the state's coastal region.  history, Harrison's text surveys 26 events in Outer Banks history. Introducing the chapters is a map that delineates the tenuous stretch of sandy isles stretching from Carova at the Virginia border south to Portsmouth Island. Beginning with the first English settlement, the text takes in Blackbeard, shipwrecks This list of shipwrecks is of those ships whose have been located. Africa
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, the Civil War, the Wright brothers' first flight at Kitty Hawk Kitty Hawk or Kittyhawk, part of an offshore sandbar on Cape Hatteras, NE N.C., E of Albemarle Sound. Nearby is Kill Devil Hill, where the Wright brothers experimented successfully (1900–1903) with gliders and airplanes. , a ghost ship at Diamond Shoals, discovery of the Monitor, and the rescue of the Hatteras Lighthouse. The writing is upbeat and informative. A six-page index covers such topics as blue marlin, wild horses, military tests, conservation, freedmen, and the Lost Colony. A worthy addition to public, junior high, and high school libraries. Mary Ellen Snodgrass The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter.
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J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers.

S--Recommended for senior high school students.
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Date:Sep 1, 2005
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