Outer Banks Books
- Outer Banks Tales to Remember, Blackbeard’s Cup and Stories of the Outer Banks, The Flaming Ship of Ocracoke, Legends of the Outer Banks and Tarheel Tidewater, Outer Banks Mysteries and Seaside Stories by Charles Harry Whedbee (legends, ghost stories, and tall tales about the Outer Banks – our all-time favorites regardless of your age)
- The Outer Banks of North Carolina by David Stick (history of the Outer Banks)
- The First Colonists by David B. Quinn & Alison M. Quinn (history of the Lost Colony)
- Roanoke by Lee Miller (solving the mystery of the lost colony)
- Ribbon of Sand by John Alexander & James Lazell (geologic history and commentary on significant Outer Banks events)
- Ocracokers by Alton Ballance(history and everyday life on Ocracoke)
- Wild Flowers of the Outer Banks by The Dunes of Dare Garden Club (identification guide to Outer Banks wildflowers and vegetation)
- North Carolina’s Hurricane History by Jay Barnes (history of North Caolina hurricanes)
- The Book of Clouds by John A. Day ( easy to read, pictorial discussion of cloud types)
- Pure Sea Glass: Discovering Nature’s Vanishing Gems by Richard LaMotte (description and pictures of the various types of sea glass found on the beach)
- Drowning The North Carolina Coast: Sea-Level Rise and Estuarine Dynamics by Stanley Riggs and Dorothea Ames (a scholarly study of the history and impact of rising sea level on our coast)
Any of these wonderful books can be ordered by calling Buxton Village Books at (252) 995-4240. Also, let us know if you have any favorite books of your own that we may consider adding to the list.