Memories of the Currituck Outer Banks: As Told by Ernie Bowden
Stories from a native son of Currituck give a rare glimpse of life on the Outer Banks before the growth and changes of recent years.

Painfully remote in the time of the Wright Brothers, today the Outer Banks famously welcomes millions of visitors each year. The journey from early isolation to popularity is recalled with remarkable insight by Ernie Bowden, a sixth generation Outer Banker. On any given day Ernie was a sailor, cattle baron, salvage specialist, hunter, fisherman, legal expert, and elected official all at once. Born just after the end of World War I, his memories stretch from the isolation of the early twentieth century through the glamor of the area's world famous duck clubs to the storms that have shaped its modern day geography.

Aided by author Clark Twiddy, Ernie tells the tales of a unique life spent in this unique place.

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Memories of the Currituck Outer Banks: As Told by Ernie Bowden
Stories from a native son of Currituck give a rare glimpse of life on the Outer Banks before the growth and changes of recent years.

Painfully remote in the time of the Wright Brothers, today the Outer Banks famously welcomes millions of visitors each year. The journey from early isolation to popularity is recalled with remarkable insight by Ernie Bowden, a sixth generation Outer Banker. On any given day Ernie was a sailor, cattle baron, salvage specialist, hunter, fisherman, legal expert, and elected official all at once. Born just after the end of World War I, his memories stretch from the isolation of the early twentieth century through the glamor of the area's world famous duck clubs to the storms that have shaped its modern day geography.

Aided by author Clark Twiddy, Ernie tells the tales of a unique life spent in this unique place.

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Memories of the Currituck Outer Banks: As Told by Ernie Bowden

Memories of the Currituck Outer Banks: As Told by Ernie Bowden

by Clark Twiddy
Memories of the Currituck Outer Banks: As Told by Ernie Bowden

Memories of the Currituck Outer Banks: As Told by Ernie Bowden

by Clark Twiddy

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Stories from a native son of Currituck give a rare glimpse of life on the Outer Banks before the growth and changes of recent years.

Painfully remote in the time of the Wright Brothers, today the Outer Banks famously welcomes millions of visitors each year. The journey from early isolation to popularity is recalled with remarkable insight by Ernie Bowden, a sixth generation Outer Banker. On any given day Ernie was a sailor, cattle baron, salvage specialist, hunter, fisherman, legal expert, and elected official all at once. Born just after the end of World War I, his memories stretch from the isolation of the early twentieth century through the glamor of the area's world famous duck clubs to the storms that have shaped its modern day geography.

Aided by author Clark Twiddy, Ernie tells the tales of a unique life spent in this unique place.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781467149471
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 07/05/2021
Pages: 112
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Clark Twiddy is the president of Twiddy & Company, an asset management and hospitality firm founded in 1978 along the North Carolina Outer Banks. He was raised in Duck, North Carolina, and is a combat veteran of the U.S. Navy and an alumni of several universities. Clark has served in numerous public, private, government and nonprofit capacities at various levels from volunteer to chair. He was selected as the FBLA's Business Person of the Year in North Carolina in 2019. He is also currently the president of the Outer Banks Community Foundation.

Table of Contents

Author's Note 5

Preface 7

Introduction 9

Family Roots 13

The Places, Stations and Inlets of Home 22

Stories of a Working Life Upon a Glittering Ocean 42

Storms and High Waters 65

The Conundrum of Coastal Development 70

Politics at the Time 88

And Just Shareably Good Stories 94

Conclusion 105

Acknowledgements 111

About the Author 112

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