Nothing short of raging adventure and experimentation could stopyoung Alva Harris. Or older Alva Harris. Or Coast Guardsman AlvaHarris. Or even Professor Alva Harris.A native of the North Carolina Coast, which he still calls home, hechronicles the wonders of these wetlands and small towns, and even afew decades fighting the seas of the Pacific in the Coast Guard and as asalmon fisherman.Alva's very nature is "adventure," and he lives it to the fullest. Startingwith his youth as a Depression-era child in Hyde County, NC, herekindles those memories, teaches some history lessons about hunting,fishing, shrimping, and the whole new world of * gasp * electricity. Heholds our hands through seven decades of fun, fear, and what somemight call sheer luck!As you walk into the vivid tales herein, you will enter a rabbit hole, onethat is guaranteed to inspire you, inform you, and dance with you. Andyou'll even figure out what BUZZARD'S MYTH means.