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North Carolina Beaches
Revised and Updated Edition
BY GLENN MORRIS

Whether you're planning a long vacation, a one-day excursion, or even just an armchair visit to the North Carolina coast, Glenn Morris's comprehensive guidebook should be the first thing you pack. Newly revised and updated--to account, for example, for the changes wrought by recent hurricanes--North Carolina Beaches offers an insider's tour of more than 300 miles of coastline. This must-have guide covers national seashores, state parks, public beaches, wildlife refuges, historic sites, boat ramps and docks, fishing piers, lighthouses, ferries, museums, and many more sites.

Praise for the first edition:

"The book is informative but also a lot of fun to read. [Morris's] essays--on tides, dunes, seashells, beach driving, and other topics--sparkle like sunlight on the water."--Southern Living

"An artfully written guide to an exceptional natural resource. . . . Morris covers a lot of ground with engaging style, good humor, and an ear for the questions we would all ask if we only knew where to get the answers. If you read his book, you'll know."--Outer Banks Magazine

"I used to think that I knew quite a lot about North Carolina beaches until I bought this new book by Glenn Morris. I then realized I didn't know doodley squat about them. Go by your favorite bookstore on your way home today and buy this book! You will be fascinated, enthralled and stunned that you ever survived a beach trip without it. It's that good. . . ."--Allen P. Odom, Sportfishing Report

312 pp., 48 illus., 42 maps
$17.95 paperback


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