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Down the Wild Cape Fear

By Philip Gerard

Down the Wild Cape Fear

By Philip Gerard

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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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
290
Release Date:
2022-02-01
Publication Date:
2022-02-01
Publisher:
The University of North Carolina Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1469669404
ISBN13:
9781469669403
Weight:
498 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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