The Coasts of Carolina captures the vibrancy of the North
Carolina oceanfront, sound country, and interior shores behind the
barrier islands. Scott Taylor, who has been photographing the coast
for almost thirty years, and Bland Simpson, whose many coastal
books have delighted readers for two decades, come together to
offer an inviting visual and textual portrait organized around
coastal themes such as nature, fishing, and community life, with an
emphasis on particular places and seasons. Evocative text is woven
together with 145 vivid color images to present a unique and
welcoming vision of the coastal region. As natives of the area, the
collaborators venture beyond the familiar to show us swamp, marsh,
river, sound, and seashore, uncovering places of uncommon delight
that most visitors rarely lay eyes on. Their work celebrates the
beauty of this amazing region and embodies their distinctive sense
of what makes the North Carolina coast so special.