The Story of Cape Fear and Bald Head Island

This beautiful full color coffee table book is a must for history enthusiasts. Spanning 500 years of history, "The Story of Cape Fear and Bald Head Island" is an evocative panorama of the past viewed from the sandy shores of one of America's most unique islands and capes. This meticulously researched chronicle presents a cavalcade of unforgettable characters - explorers, colonists, pirates, lighthouse keepers, Civil War soldiers and river pilots, lifesavers, and speculators and ecologists - men and women who have shaped the cultural heritage of an incomparable place.