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Tar Heel Traveler: Journeys Across North Carolina
Tar Heel Traveler Journeys Across North Carolina Author:Scott Mason A curious tour of the Tar Heel State -- narrated by a well-known television personality and illustrated with full-color photos — A man without arms from Chapel Hill who chainsaws trees with his feet. A 101-year-old woman from Southern Pines whose homemade snake oil cures every ailment. A Johnston County tinkerer whose floor-to-ceiling pap... more »er chain swallows half his living room. A Sunset Beach mailbox perched in a sand dune. A Hyde County church moved by God. A Chatham County circle created by Satan. And, yes, a Jackson County rock carved by a giant.
These are just some of the stories Scott Mason has reported for WRAL-TV in Raleigh that are now available to all in Tar Heel Traveler.
A blend of oral history and memoir with a good dose of quirky humor, Tar Heel Traveler is a celebratory look at the people and places of North Carolina. Mason is the TV reporter -- the Tar Heel Traveler -- who journeys across North Carolina profiling colorful characters and out-of-the-way places.« less