There is a reason sailors call the waters off the North Carolina coast Cape Fear and Graveyard of the Atlantic. In this reprint of a book first published in 1920, celebrated North Carolina historian James Sprunt tells the stories of the ships and men that met their doom in the pitiless depths off Tar Heel beaches. Illustrated for the first time,this account of the dangerous blockade running trade - which the author knew from firsthand experience - is a riveting tale that has the power to thrill even today.