Outer Banks Mysteries
& Seaside Stories

Charles Harry Whedbee

Outer Banks Mysteries and Seaside Stories

978-0-89587-006-3
0-89587-006-1
$13.95 hardcover
 133 pages 
5 1/2" x 7 1/2"

Once again the North Carolina coast is the backdrop for a collection of delightful tales by Charles Harry Whedbee. Outer Banks Mysteries and Seaside Stories is Whedbee's third volume in a series of books that firmly establishes him as one of the state's most famous contemporary raconteurs.

Whedbee's collections of legends and folklore have become regional classics. The continuing popularity of these books stems from the author's intimate knowledge of the places, people, and events of which he writes. He gathers the mysteries, tales, legends, and lore that have been handed down for generations on the North Carolina coast and recounts them with a sensitivity for tradition that makes him a master at what he does.

The stories in this collection are every bit as engaging as those in the other volumes. There is the mysterious affair of the Brownrigg miller, who met a stormy death after marrying a stranger of haunting beauty. There are those fragile, beckoning hands, often seen in the window of a mansion near Edenton. And let's not forget the pitiful sobs of the Core Point ghosts or the strange and unexplained phenomenon of the Maco lights.

Indeed, Judge Whedbee has done it again as only he can. Outer Banks Mysteries and Seaside Stories complements perfectly the popular collections that accompany it. Like the others, this one is a pure delight.

about the author
Charles Harry Whedbee was born in Greenville, North Carolina, where he resided until his death in 1990. Educated at the University of North Carolina, he took his law degree from that school in 1932. He served for years as Chief District Court Judge of the Third Judicial District. When Judge Whedbee published Legends of the Outer Banks in 1966, it proved so popular that it went through three printings in its first year. With the publication of The Flaming Ship of Ocracoke in 1971, Outer Banks Mysteries in 1978, Outer Banks Tales to Remember in 1985, and Blackbeard's Cup in 1989, Judge Whedbee established himself as the foremost authority on North Carolina's coastal folklore.

Also by Judge Whedbee:

Legends of the Outer Banks
The Flaming Ship of Ocracoke
Blackbeard's Cup
Outer Banks Tales to Remember
Pirates, Ghosts, and Coastal Lore

 
 

 


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