“The Boy Sheriff” Ed McTeer, Jr. was a lawman for almost 40 years. A man of diverse interests, he ran a real estate company, collected curios, wrote poems and works of history, held listeners spellbound with his tales, helped start the Beaufort Museum, and practiced some white magic from time to time. In Coffin Point, author Baynard Woods mixes stories and first-hand accounts from McTeer's friends, enemies, and family with archival research and critical readings of McTeer's own books in order to conjure the charismatic sheriff and the bygone world he inhabited. When you're done with the book, perhaps you'll check out our blog post about one of Beaufort District’s most famous characters.