A Historian's Coast : Adventures into the Tidewater Past

by David S. Cecelski

This historical and ecological look into North Carolina's coastal past is the result of both scholarly work and the author's personal curiosity of his homeland. During his work as an historian, he stumbled across several never published accounts of life on the barrier islands of the Atlantic, including the memoir of Allen Parker, who grew up as a slave in tidewater North Carolina. In 22 personal, informative and well-illustrated essays originally published in Coastwatch magazine, the author shares what he found in the lost documents, and thoughts on what he has discovered exploring this same coastline today. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

184 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2000

Reviews

[Jessi Waugh]

Beautiful writing on meaningful bits of NC history. Every article is a treasure. Thanks, Mr. Cecelski.

[Frederick Bingham]

A collection of historical essays about coastal North Carolina. Great writing about the coast and its colorful and varied past..