Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Hatteras Blues by Tom Carlson

A friend of ours recently referred us to a book on North Carolina fishing by Tom Carlson that was just published by UNC Press, Hatteras Blues: A Story from the Edge of America. In the book, Carlson tells the story of the Foster family of Hatteras Village, who gave birth to the multi-million dollar charter fishing industry on the Outer Banks. This is an amazingly powerful story of old sport fishing ways, of personal loss, and of an era that is quickly fading into memory. It also paints a detailed view of a quiet NC fishing town's struggle against real estate development and the perils of life on the sea. Carlson's Hatteras Blues is one that every North Carolina angler should read to better understand our state's history and character, and to better appreciate that both are eroding a little more every day. Link to UNC Press Interview with Tom Carlson Purchase Hatteras Blues from Amazon Archive Link       0 Comments       Tell a Friend Web Fishing-NC.com

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