David Stick (1919–2009)
Author of Graveyard of the Atlantic: Shipwrecks of the North Carolina Coast
About the Author
David Stick is a writer and a historian of the North Carolina coast. He was born in 1919 in Interlaken, N.J., but went to college at the University of North Carolina. It was there that he found his true calling--and his subject. Stick has lived in North Carolina since he left the U.S. Marine Corps show more in 1947. Stick's first book was Fabulous Dare: The Story of Dare County, Past and Present, published in 1949. Other works include Dare County: A History and Bald Head: A History of Smith Island and Cape Fear. Stick, who has three children, has also been a real estate broker, a correspondent, a member of the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce and the mayor of Southern Shores, N.C. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by David Stick
Cape Hatteras Seashore 2 copies
History in Your Own Backyard 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1919
- Date of death
- 2009-05-24
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- local historian
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- New Jersey, USA (birth)
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA - Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
Readable, classic, and interesting account of the settlement of Roanoke Island and of the lost colony. The biggest problem is author David Stick does not cite sources for particular assertions. He includes a "note on the sources," but nothing tied to specific portions of the text. Readers should probably pair this with a more up-to-date volume reviewing the theories of the lost colonies. Research since this book's appearance sheds additional light on the various theories.
Interesting, authoritative. It started me on my quest to solve the mysteries of Roanoke and Jamestown. So far, I've written a novel-and-a-half about Jamestown and published a short story in [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine] ("Dead of Winter")set in that fascinating time. I'm convinced that the Roanoke settlers weren't thoroughly massacred, but rather that they were either captured or inter-married with the Algonquian and Iroquois of the area. Even early first-hand narratives of the show more period from about 1607 to 1620 recount the discovery of "hindees" with blue eyes around the James River and further inland in Georgia. show less
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- Rating
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