North Carolina Curiosities Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff

Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Tar Heel State has to offer! Visit the remains of a mysterious shipwreck; the sulfur springs said to promote good health; and the country' s very first gold-nugget doorstop.Learn how dozens of dachshunds dominate a town on Wiener Dog Day; how Christmas in July is a hot holiday to celebrate; and how locals make melodic mouth music at the International Whistlers ConventionMeet an out-of-this-world " ufologist"; a quirky exotic-animal-collecting rancher; and a real-life pirate and his homemade ship-- definitely a treasure to behold!Whether you' re a born-and-raised North Carolinian or a recent transplant, authors Jon Elliston and Kent Priestley will have you laughing out loud as they introduce you to the neighbors you never knew you had and take you to places you never knew existed-- right in your own backyard.Priestly, Kent is the author of 'North Carolina Curiosities Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff', published 2007 under ISBN 9780762743667 and ISBN 0762743662.