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Description:NEW!10th Anniversary EditionPages 35 percent larger, double the illustrations, new foreword by Ben Steelman, new author afterword--------------------------------------------------Soon after crossing the drawbridge from the mainland, you'll reach a fork in the road and face your first decision at Wrightsville Beach. Bearing left will take you to the famous Johnnie Mercer's Fishing Pier and near the site where a giant sperm whale named Trouble once washed ashore and refused to leave. Bearing right will take you to the classic downtown and points south, including the Coast Guard station and the site of the late, great Lumina Pavilion.Either way, you can't go wrong.Wrightsville Beach is Ray McAllister's homage to a special place, a book that captures not only Wrightsville's history but also its heart.Unlike most of the North Carolina coast, Wrightsville had a sizable population base, thanks to nearby Wilmington. Development didn't begin early here, but once it started, it came hard and fast. By the early 20th century, Wrightsville was beckoning family vacationers to its simple beach cottages and day-trippers to its dance floors, cinemas, and sundry amusements.Through all the changes, Wrightsville has never forgotten the hospitality that made it such a destination in the first place. Just ask the airplane full of Pennsylvanians who fled here to escape one of America's first manmade disasters. Or the thousands who continue to come for happier reasons today.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Wrightsville Beach: The Luminous Island. To get started finding Wrightsville Beach: The Luminous Island, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: NEW!10th Anniversary EditionPages 35 percent larger, double the illustrations, new foreword by Ben Steelman, new author afterword--------------------------------------------------Soon after crossing the drawbridge from the mainland, you'll reach a fork in the road and face your first decision at Wrightsville Beach. Bearing left will take you to the famous Johnnie Mercer's Fishing Pier and near the site where a giant sperm whale named Trouble once washed ashore and refused to leave. Bearing right will take you to the classic downtown and points south, including the Coast Guard station and the site of the late, great Lumina Pavilion.Either way, you can't go wrong.Wrightsville Beach is Ray McAllister's homage to a special place, a book that captures not only Wrightsville's history but also its heart.Unlike most of the North Carolina coast, Wrightsville had a sizable population base, thanks to nearby Wilmington. Development didn't begin early here, but once it started, it came hard and fast. By the early 20th century, Wrightsville was beckoning family vacationers to its simple beach cottages and day-trippers to its dance floors, cinemas, and sundry amusements.Through all the changes, Wrightsville has never forgotten the hospitality that made it such a destination in the first place. Just ask the airplane full of Pennsylvanians who fled here to escape one of America's first manmade disasters. Or the thousands who continue to come for happier reasons today.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Wrightsville Beach: The Luminous Island. To get started finding Wrightsville Beach: The Luminous Island, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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