An Outer Banks Reader

For nearly half a century, David Stick has been writing books about the fragile chain of barrier islands off the North Carolina coast known as the Outer Banks. Two of his earliest, Graveyard of the Atlantic and The Outer Banks of North Carolina, were published by UNC Press in the 1950s and continue to be best-sellers.

Six years ago, Stick embarked on another project, searching for the most interesting and best-written examples of what others have said about his beloved Outer Banks. In the pr...