This concluding volume of the Literary Trails of North Carolina trilogy takes readers into an ancient land of pale sand and dense forests, of deep rivers and expansive bays, through towns older than our country and into wilderness as yet unspoiled. Eighteen tours lead readers from Raleigh to the Dismal Swamp, the Outer Banks, and across the Sandhills as they explore the region's connections to over 250 writers of fiction, poetry, plays, and creative nonfiction. Along the way, Georgann Eubanks invites travelers to sample the region's literature, offering excerpts, biographies, reading lists, and web links.