Down the wild Cape Fear : a river journey through the heart of North Carolina

Down the wild Cape Fear : a river journey through the heart of North Carolina / Philip Gerard.

Author/creator	Gerard, Philip
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2013]
Description	276 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Gerard, Philip--Travel --North Carolina --Cape Fear River. Boats and boating--North Carolina --Cape Fear River. Natural history--North Carolina --Cape Fear River. Human ecology--North Carolina --Cape Fear River. Cape Fear River (N.C.)--Description and travel. Cape Fear River Valley (N.C.)--History. Cape Fear River Valley (N.C.)--Politics and government. Cape Fear River Valley (N.C.)--Social conditions. Cape Fear River Valley (N.C.)--Environmental conditions.

Contents	Part 1. The Upper Reaches -- Part 2. The Middle Reaches -- Part 3. The Lower Reaches -- Part 4. The Estuary -- Part 5. Finishing at the Starting Point.
Abstract	In Down the Wild Cape Fear, novelist and nonfiction writer Philip Gerard invites readers onto the fabled waters of the Cape Fear River and guides them on the 200-mile voyage from the confluence of the Deep and Haw Rivers at Mermaid Point all the way to the Cape of Fear on Bald Head Island. Accompanying the author by canoe and powerboat are a cadre of people passionate about the river, among them a river guide, a photographer, a biologist, a river keeper, and a boat captain. Historical voices also lend their wisdom to our understanding of this river, which has been a main artery of commerce, culture, settlement, and war for the entire region since it was first discovered by Verrazzano in 1524.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-273) and index.
LCCN	2012032751
ISBN	9781469602073 (cloth : alkaline paper)
ISBN	1469602075 (cloth : alkaline paper)
Standard identifier#	40021980347

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	NC Stacks	F262.C2 G37 2013	✔ Available	Place Hold