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  101 Glimpses of Nags Head (NC)

  Book (The History Press)
  List Price: $14.99
  

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  NAGS HEAD

  Book (AuthorHouse)
  List Price: $13.50
  

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  Nags Headers

  Book (John F. Blair Publisher)
  

  Rating (7 reviews):

  (4.7/5)

  

  An accurate portrait of a wonderful place and time...

  My family owns one of the cottages in the area this author writes about, and I've been going to Nags Head since I was just a few months old. Rountree accurately captures the flavor and feeling of the area as I remember it, and as my grandparents remembered it (my grandfather first went to Nags Head in the 1930s.) The book is filled with many black and white photos from as early as 1900, and has interviews with many of the locals whose families were among the earliest settlers along the beach. There are stories told of names like the Midgett family, Rev. Drane, the Nixons, Ras Wescott, the Buchanans, the Rascoes, Carolista Baum, and of course, the cottage builder S.J. Twine. This book would be a pleasure to own for any who remember the "good old days", when families traipsed down the sand from one cottage to another for a cocktail party every night; when mothers would come to the beach with the kids for the whole summer and fathers joined them on weekends; when Harris's... 5/5 Laura Haggarty (Northern KY USA) - See all my reviews, July 26, 2001

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  A combination of oral history and narrated storytelling

  Nags Headers is a combination of oral history and narrated storytelling that opens a window to the summer lives of the families who lived and loved in the Nags Headers beach cottages. These cottages, which are now a century old, lie next to the Atlantic Ocean and are also colloquially known as the "Unpainted Aristocracy." They have survived terrible hurricanes, yet they are now threatened by the unyielding sea itself. The stories in Nags Headers capture myriad slices of history, from settlement before the Civil War, to a luncheon hosted for President Franklin Roosevelt, to modern day efforts to preserve the cottages' historical legacy. Of special interest is an interview with Virginia Hall, the 100-year-old survivor of a 1933 hurricane. Warm and picturesque, Nags Headers makes past years come alive. 5/5 Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: Nags Headers (Hardcover) Nags Headers is a combination of oral history and narrated storytelling that opens a window to the summer lives of the families who lived and loved in the Nags Headers beach cottages. These cottages, which are now a century old, lie next to the Atlantic Ocean and are also colloquially known as the "Unpainted Aristocracy." They have survived terrible hurricanes, yet they are now threatened by the unyielding sea itself. The stories in Nags Headers capture myriad slices of history, from settlement before the Civil War, to a luncheon hosted for President Franklin Roosevelt, to modern day efforts to preserve the cottages' historical legacy. Of special interest is an interview with Virginia Hall, the 100-year-old survivor of a 1933 hurricane. Warm and picturesque, Nags Headers makes past years come alive. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , August 9, 2001

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  Good history from the families who were there; good pix too

  Great book for for getting the inside scoop from the people who were there. I enjoyed rehashing the stories from the book with my grandfather, 89, who still lives in Manteo; he first got to the OBX in the mid 1930s. I have lived on the OBX and also visited there my whole life so it was great to relate with the history and personal family narratives. I especially liked the Casino stories, and the exciting storm and war memories too. Good pictures. 5/5 Luke Langley (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews This review is from: Nags Headers (Hardcover) Great book for for getting the inside scoop from the people who were there. I enjoyed rehashing the stories from the book with my grandfather, 89, who still lives in Manteo; he first got to the OBX in the mid 1930s. I have lived on the OBX and also visited there my whole life so it was great to relate with the history and personal family narratives. I especially liked the Casino stories, and the exciting storm and war memories too. Good pictures. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , May 25, 2002

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  List Price: $16.95
  

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• Nags Head

  Book (John F. Blair Pub.)
  

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  Nags Head Affair

  eBooks
  

  Rating (1 reviews):

  (2.0/5)

  

  a quick read

  This was a quick read without much of a plot. it did provide the right atmosphere for Nags Head, however. 2/5 Margaret Harrell - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Nags Head Affair (Kindle Edition) This was a quick read without much of a plot. it did provide the right atmosphere for Nags Head, however. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , February 11, 2013

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  List Price: $0.99
  

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  Unpainted Aristocracy: The Beach Cottages of Old Nags Head

  Book (North Carolina Division of Archives and History)
  List Price: $5.00
  

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  Nags Head Walking Tour & Guide Book

  Book (One Boat Guides)
  List Price: $10.95
  

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  NAGS HEAD

  eBooks (AuthorHouse)
  List Price: $9.99
  

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  The Outer Banks in Vintage Postcards (NC) (Postcard History Series)

  Book (Arcadia Publishing)
  

  Rating (2 reviews):

  (4.5/5)

  

  Outer Banks History in Pictures

  I enjoyed this book of pictures of old postcards of the Outer Banks in North Carolina. The book was broken into chapters dealing with different parts of the Outer Banks, each section starting with an introduction (including some history). Each postcard picture in the chapter had a caption, further describing the picture, including years. Nicely done! 4/5 L. Looper (Morrisville, NC) - See all my reviews, August 3, 2009

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  Interesting photos, mixed with some historical background

  A great little book. The photos are interesting, with a good mix, and I really loved the historical tidbits that were included. It's nice to have some context with the images. 5/5 W. Stevens (VA USA) - See all my reviews, December 12, 2007

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  List Price: $21.99
  

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  Midland GXT1000VP4 36-Mile 50-Channel FRS/GMRS Two-Way Radio (Pair) (Black/Silver)

  Car Audio or Theater (Midland)
  

  Rating (530 reviews):

  (4.0/5)

  

  Great radios, BUT

  The radios by themselves are good, but be careful to read the fine print. The first time I went to use the radios one of them didn't have a full charge on it. No problem, I just used AA batteries. Then we realized we could barely hear each other through the headphones even with the radios turned to max volume. I thought it might be the headphones, but they were very loud when plugged into a friend's radio made by a different company. Midland blamed it on the headphones anyway, but they were not covered under the warranty. So I didn't use the radios again for a few months until we went on another trip and I made sure to place the radio on the charger a day early this time so it would have ample time to charge. Same problem one radio didn't take but half a charge. I contacted Midland on Friday explaining my situation, they got back to me on Wednesday to say there was probably an issue with the battery pack (No duh). I emailed back around 10:30 am and said I figured that much,... 3/5 D. Rogers (Charlotte, NC USA) - See all my reviews, September 24, 2009

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  Total Junk

  Either I've ended up with the only 10 radios Midland has made that were junk, or the other reviews are from Midland employees. My radios just won't hold a charge, stop working after 2 days or start to sound like I'm talking under water.We purchased 2 pairs of these for a video production. At first I couldn't believe how good these were. The range, albeit not a million miles like they say, was VERY VERY good! Several miles for sure. Very impressive. So we bough 3 more pairs the same week. But before the second set showed up, the first 4 started flaking out. The batteries wouldn't hold a charge. I thought they were being overcharged, but the book says to keep them on the charger when not in use.It wasn't 2 weeks before the other ones started flaking out on us too.Out of the 10 radios there are only 1-2 that appear to work without any issue. For the life of me, I don't see how these have gotten such great reviews since we've only had 10-20%... 1/5 Leonor "Lloyd Lopez" (Fortine, MT, United States) - See all my reviews, January 4, 2011

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  Even Better Than I Expected!

  In the past I have taken walkie talkies to the State Fair and they were unusable because of all the chattering going on. I brought the Midland GXT1000VP4 radios to the fair and randomly selected a channel and privacy setting. They worked perfectly. Not one other person broadcasted on the same channel (200,000 people in attendance). We could hear each other crystal clear. You either get a crystal clear signal or no signal at all with these radios; there is never any static. They lasted the whole day on one charge and the battery indicator still read full.The only complaint that I have is when putting them on the charger, it takes a bit of menuvering to get the charge light to go on...and I have had it go off after about 15 minutes before. In that case I reseated the one radio again and the light stayed on for the whole charging period. 5/5 Todd Haehn (Maple Grove, MN United States) - See all my reviews, September 4, 2009

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  List Price: $89.99
  

  Vibrate Alert.9 Levels of VOX for Hands Free Operation

  142 Privacy Codes

  This item is non returnable.

  50 Channels with Up to 36-Mile Range,120V Charger.

  NOAA/All Hazard Weather Channels with Alert and Weather Scan

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