The Inner Islands [NC LIVE HomeGrown Ebook Collection via Biblioboard] : A Carolinian's sound country chronicle

Blending history, oral history, autobiography, and travel narrative, Bland Simpson explores the geography and biodiversity of the islands that lie in eastern North Carolina's sounds, rivers, and swamps. The fifth in a series of books by Simpson examining the natural and human history of the region, The Inner Islands presents Simpson's signature reportage on territory often bypassed by tourists and scholars alike. In each of the fifteen chapters in the book, Simpson covers a single island or group of islands, many of which, were it not for the buffering Outer Banks, would be lost to the ebbs and flows of the Atlantic. Instead they are home to unique plant and animal species and well-established hardwood forests. Simpson traces the ongoing forces of nature and the history of these islands, including inhabitants and industries, from colonization to the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and periods of economic boom and bust. Featuring historical photographs as well as original photography by Ann Cary Simpson, The Inner Islands tells the stories of some of Carolina's least-known special places. Blending history, oral history, autobiography, and travel narrative, Bland Simpson explores the islands that lie in the sounds, rivers, and swamps of North Carolina's inner coast. In each of the fifteen chapters in the book, Simpson covers a single island or group of islands, many of which, were it not for the buffering Outer Banks, would be lost to the ebbs and flows of the Atlantic. Instead they are home to unique plant and animal species and well-established hardwood forests, and many retain vestiges of an earlier human history.

Blending history, oral history, autobiography and travel narrative, Bland Simpson explores the islands that lie in the sounds, rivers and swamps of North Carolina's inner coast. In each of the 15 chapters in the book, Simpson covers a single island or group of islands, many of which, were it not for the buffering Outer Banks, would be lost to the ebbs and flows of the Atlantic. Instead they are home to unique plant and animal species and well-established hardwood forests, and many retain vestiges of an earlier human history Machelhe Island -- Durant Island -- Heriots Ile, Batts Grave -- The Purchace Iles -- The Curritucks -- A Rose For Roanoke -- Behind Ocracoke -- To The Castle -- North Core Sound -- South Core And Back Sounds -- The View From Bird Shoal -- The Defense Of Huggins Island -- Permuda Island -- Money Island -- The Cape Fears. Bland Simpson ; Photography By Ann Cary Simpson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [191]-197) And Index. Blending history, oral history, autobiography, and travel narrative, this book explores the geography and biodiversity of the islands that lie in eastern North Carolina's sounds, rivers, and swamps. It examines the natural and human history of the region, and presents a reportage on territory often bypassed by tourists and scholars alike.