The Silver Ghost of the Sandhills

By Mike North

THE SILVER GHOST OF THE SANDHILLS
In the heart of the South Carolina Sandhills, wealth isn't measured in coin-it's measured in loyalty, grit, and the steady point of a silver ghost.

For a young boy growing up with nothing but the dust beneath his feet and the splintered wood of a porch that's seen better days, survival is a daily hunt. In a world that offers no handouts, his only hope lies in a bond that transcends the hardships of the rural South: his connection with a Weimaraner, a dog whose bobbed "wiggle stick" tail is the only heartbeat of joy in a landscape of struggle.

From the golden wiregrass where the quail hide to the icy ponds where the ducks take flight, the pair navigates a 1970s wilderness that is as beautiful as it is unforgiving. But this is more than a story of the hunt. It is a journey of a boy coming of age in the shadow of poverty, learning that the true measure of a man isn't what he owns, but what he is willing to protect.

As the seasons shift and the stakes of the Sandhills rise, can a boy and his silver pointer find their way to a future they were never promised?

A raw, atmospheric, and deeply moving tribute to the dogs who save us and the places that shape us.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HK518X88
• ISBN13: 9798171463175
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"