Wind from the Carolinas

by Robert Wilder

Book Overview

Book by Wilder, Robert This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1877838098
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Bluewater Books & Charts
• Length: 567 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.3" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

As Good As It Gets

A wonderful book, anyone who has been to the gorgeous, captivating waters of the Bahamas ... Exumas will find a special tug at their hearts in this book. Anyone who had family that left the states seeking another way of life will feel the magnetic pull of this book. Anyone who ever dreamed of living in the almost indescrible beauty of the islands will understand it all. One of my favorite books of all time, it is an unforgetable journey when you travel with the characters in this book. The best!

an unexpected masterpiece

As my eyes were scanning the final sentences of this epic tale, I somberly realized that I was at the last moments of saying goodbye to a new friend, wishing that we had just a few more minutes together. I whimsically bought this book, having never heard of it and without reading any review. Immediatley, I experienced that feeling of pleasant surprize as I held in my hand a treasure I had accidently unearthed. The characters are superbly developed and subliminally creep into your thoughts hours after you put the book down and as you go about your daily affairs. You wonder what Bahama and David will do next, or what spellbinding adventure Juan Cadiz will embark upon when the sun rises again. To me, the mark of a good book has always been to what extent you vicariously identify with - or aspire to emulate - the characters. As this book nears its end, you are left with a papable sense of nostalgia, yearning to, again, re-live life with these wonderful people. Now, I glance at the bookshelf often to find that re-assurance that my friends, the Cameron family, et al, are still there waiting for our next visit together! READ THIS BOOK.

incredible

I read this book while stayin in Long Island, Bahamas. Being there made it so real. If you are visiting the Bahamas for any amount of time it is a must read. Clearly one of my favorites.

One of the best historical fiction books that I have read

As a Boat delivery Captain, who has traveled thru the Bahamas I had heard of the book from many old salts and finally found a well used 1st edition of the book. It is a page turner and transports us easily back to the times of the early settlers of the Islands. I have heard of a sequel called Blowin in the wind, But I have never seen it. Wind from the Carolinas is one of my treasured positions.

excellent!

My husband and I were fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to read this book while we were sailing the Caribbean for 2 years. Much of our time was spent reading the volumes of books exchanged between us and other cruising sailors. This book became especially dear to us as we had just borrowed it, so are thrilled to have found it again! It is a gripping tale of the Bahamas, the way it was before tourism, beautiful and unspoiled, the way the "out islands" still are.