. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. dedicated to one of our world's highest achievements. If not for the help of North Carolinians — and Outer Bankers in particular — the miracle of flight may not have been achieved in America, Parramore convincingly argues. North Carolina contributed much more than a plot of land that could be used for flight practice. Our state produced some of the most notable airwomen and airmen. In World War I, hundreds of pilots came from North Carolina, including the first American to shoot down an enemy plane. In the
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. dedicated to one of our world's highest achievements. If not for the help of North Carolinians — and Outer Bankers in particular — the miracle of flight may not have been achieved in America, Parramore convincingly argues. North Carolina contributed much more than a plot of land that could be used for flight practice. Our state produced some of the most notable airwomen and airmen. In World War I, hundreds of pilots came from North Carolina, including the first American to shoot down an enemy plane. In the few years that followed the Wright brothers' famous flight, "it seemed unlikely that airplanes would be much consequence to human existence," Parramore writes. However, published on the dawning of the flight's 100th birthday, Parramore's book celebrates a rich past in a compelling story that is just right for any history buff. • Ghost Ship of Diamond Shores, by Bland Simpson, The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, NC 27515. 256 pages. Hardback, $, ISBN 0-8078- 2749-5. Bland Simpson's Ghost Ship of Diamond Shoals is another must-read for history lovers, as it describes the real-life mystery of the Carroll A. Deering, a great cargo ship whose past has haunted historians for more than a half century. Willis Wormell, captain of the Deering, had retired when he received a telegram from the ship asking if he'd make one more run. The scheduled captain had become ill, but the Deering needed to make a trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. So Wormell said goodbye to his wife and daughter, Lula, and left for Rio. Though aware of the dangers of the sea, "a man just couldn't give up all he'd known and done and followed for his whole life" after he retired, said his wife. And just as he'd always returned, she didn't expect this time to be any different. But on Jan. 31, 1921, an abandoned schooner was seen wrecked on the treacherous Diamond Shoals. When
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