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The Flaming Ship of Ocracoke and Other Tales of the Outer Banks Kindle Edition

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Every September, on the first night of the new moon, there are those who vow they see a flaming ship sail three times past the coast of Ocracoke. No matter the direction or velocity of the wind, this fiery vessel moves swiftly toward the northeast, they say, always accompanied by an eerie wailing sound. The story of this ship is but one of the colorful legends intrinsic to the charm of North Carolina's historic coastland. From the northern tip of the Outer Banks to the lower end of the sweeping shoreline, there are stories to be found . . . and to be told with gusto, or awe, or sometimes with horror.



Charles Harry Whedbee was an elected judge in his native Greenville, North Carolina, for thirty-plus years, but his favorite place was the Outer Banks, Nags Head in particular. Whedbee was the author of five folklore collections. He died in 1990.





For decades, the folk tales of Charles Harry Whedbee have been available wherever you care to look on the Outer Banks. Their popularity has transcended Whedbee's loyal readership among North Carolinians and visitors from the Northeast and the Midwest.

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For decades, the folk tales of Charles Harry Whedbee have been available wherever you care to look on the Outer Banks. Their popularity has transcended Whedbee's loyal readership among North Carolinians and visitors from the Northeast and the Midwest. Charles Harry Whedbee was an elected judge in his native Greenville, North Carolina, for thirty-plus years, but his favorite place was the Outer Banks, Nags Head in particular. Whedbee was the author of the five folklore collections listed below. He died in 1990. In 2004, the staff of John F. Blair, Publisher, collected 13 of Judge Whedbee's finest stories for the volume titled Pirates, Ghosts, and Coastal Lore. If this is your introduction to Charles Harry Whedbee, you'll soon understand his love for the people and the history of the Outer Banks.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07L8VZS3J
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Blair (April 4, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 4, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1099 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 136 pages
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Charles Harry Whedbee
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In 1911, at the age of two months, Charles H. Whedbee made his first trip to Nag’s Head in his mother’s arms aboard a sailboat. Thus began his lifelong love affair with the Outer Banks. By the time of his death in 1990, Whedbee had established a reputation as a master storyteller and an authority on coastal folklore.

In the 1960s, Whedbee hosted an early-morning television talk show in his hometown of Greenville, North Carolina. He frequently recounted Outer Banks legends during the program, and eventually gathered some of the stories into a collection. In 1966, this collection was published as Legends of the Outer Banks. The book proved so popular that it went through three printings in its first year. Decades later, it is still considered a classic. Many parents who first heard these stories as children are now reading them to their own children.

Whedbee was educated at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he also earned his law degree. For years he was a district court judge in Greenville. His five books of Outer Banks folklore have sold over 186,000 copies.

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