NC 12
Gateway to the Outer Banks
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
Format: Book
Description: xvii, 169 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
"Using the road's rich history, Dawson Carr tells the story of NC Highway 12 and its creation alongside the development of tourism along the Outer Banks ... As Carr relates the historical importance of NC 12, he also shares the history of a region's people over the last fifty years"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Shifting sands and challenging modes of transportation -- Vital connections -- A new era dawns for the Outer Banks -- Missing links -- Disruption and continuity -- Getting there -- A ride on Highway NC 12.
Subjects:
Roads -- North Carolina -- Outer Banks.
Tourism -- North Carolina -- Outer Banks.
Outer Banks (N.C.) -- History.
Roads -- North Carolina -- Outer Banks.
Tourism -- North Carolina -- Outer Banks.
Outer Banks (N.C.) -- History.
ISBN:
9781469628141
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY North Am. US NC Car | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
HISTORY North Am. US NC Car | Northeast Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-161) and index.