Little rivers and waterway tales : a Carolinian's eastern streams / Bland Simpson ; photography by Ann Cary Simpson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simpson, Bland, author.

Contributor:

Simpson, Ann Cary, photographer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rivers--North Carolina--Description and travel.

Rivers.

Natural history--North Carolina.

Natural history.

Manners and customs.

North Carolina.

Rivers--North Carolina--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

225 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2015]

Summary:

"Bland Simpson regales us with new tales of coastal North Carolina's "water-loving land, " revealing how its creeks, streams, and rivers shape the region's geography as well as its culture. Drawing on deep family ties and coastal travels, Simpson and wife and collaborator Ann Cary Simpson tell the stories of those who have lived and worked in this country, chronicling both a distinct environment and way of life. Whether rhapsodizing about learning to sail on the Pasquotank River or eating oysters on Ocracoke, he introduces readers to the people and communities along the watery web of myriad "little rivers" that define North Carolina's sound country as it meets the Atlantic"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Upper Pasquotank

Cashie River days

Scuppernong

Little Alligator and Milltail Creek

Out on Ocracoke

An occurrence at Bear Creek Ford

Contentnea Creek

The Trent

A tale of two waterways

The South flows north, the North flows south

Taylor's Creek

The White Oak

New River

Sweetheart Stream

The Black

Shelter Neck

To move a house

The boats of Carolina.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781469624938

1469624931

OCLC:

906234444