Down the Wild Cape Fear: A River Journey through the Heart of North Carolina - Softcover

Gerard, Philip

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9781469669403: Down the Wild Cape Fear: A River Journey through the Heart of North Carolina
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1469669404 ISBN 13: 9781469669403
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 2022

Synopsis

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.

Gerard explores the myriad environmental and political issues being played out along the waters of the Cape Fear. These include commerce and environmental stewardship, wilderness and development, suburban sprawl and the decline and renaissance of inner cities, and private rights versus the public good.

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About the Author

Philip Gerard is the author of three novels and five books of nonfiction including The Patron Saint of Dreams. He lives on Whiskey Creek near the Intracoastal Waterway and sails his sloop Suspense on the Atlantic Ocean.

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Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1469669404
ISBN 13 
9781469669403
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
288
Rating
  • 3.90 out of 5 stars
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