William's Light Goes Out

About the Book

Since Merry’s life has been rich in love for children and rich with fascination for American history a book like William’s Light Goes Out: A Story of Nags Head and Pirates was a certainty. Her grandchildren Clara, Samuel, and Gary are arch types of the characters William and Hazel in this historical drama. The story background is the Outer Banks on the Atlantic seaboard in North Carolina. During the 17th and 18th centuries the Atlantic seaboard was an area of much sea pirate activity. A variation of piracy evolved in the Outer Banks known as land piracy. This entertaining story involves a brother and sister, perhaps 10 and 8 years old, who encounter these land pirates. They must use their problem-solving skills, combining hope and bravery, to handle an urgent situation.

About the Author

Merry Lynn Wyatt grew up on an Iowa farm where Native Americans had migrated, leaving many relics. This was the foundation of her appreciation of our country’s history. While raising her children Teri, Jon , and Shari, Merry has lived most of her adult life in the historic triangle of Yorktown/Williamsburg/ Jamestown, Virginia. This has perpetuated her appreciation. Merry obtained formal degrees in psychology and child welfare. She now teaches psychology and sociology courses as adjunct for a private women’s college in Virginia. Merry also traveled through England investigating children’s services and the Wyatt family colonial roots in Malmesbury, Wiltshire England.