Wrightsville Beach : the luminous island / Ray McAllister.

Author/creator McAllister, Ray, 1952-
Format Book
Publication InfoWinston-Salem, N.C. : John F. Blair, Publisher, ©2007.
Descriptionxi, 243 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents The luminous island -- The pirates and money island -- The mystery of the blockade runner -- "Another Atlantic City" -- The storm of 1899 -- Lumina -- Shell Island and a separate paradise -- Trouble washes ashore -- The great fire of 1934 -- Emerging from the ashes -- The island goes dark -- Escaping Donora's deadly smog -- Hazel crashes in -- The lights go out at Lumina -- Holding back the sea -- Wrightsville today -- Fishing piers and the waters beyond -- Guarding the coast -- Modern-day treasures -- Loop around the past -- Wrightsville tomorrow.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 224-228) and index.
LCCN 2007015632
ISBN9780895873477 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0895873478 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780895873484 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0895873486 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner NC Stacks F264.W9 M38 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold