Islands at the Edge of Time – A Journey to America’s Barrier Islands –

“Islands at the Edge of Time is the story of one man’s captivating journey along America’s barrier islands from Boca Chica, Texas, to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. As Gunnar Hansen explores their special natural and human history, he captures the essence of barrier islands as places unique unto themselves, different even from other kinds of islands. …

Weaving along the shores of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, and North Carolina, Hansen treats the reader to absorbing accounts of flora, fauna, and especially the people who call these islands home. Their lives are often lived in isolation and at the extreme edges of existence, and, like the islands themselves, that existence is on the verge of irrevocable change.

… is an eloquent examination of how the culture and history of people are shaped by the physical character of their surroundings. Written in a lyrical and evocative style, Hansen’s book brings to life mental snapshots of places and people that forever will hold a special fascination.”