Hidden History of Old Charleston Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman with Edward FitzSimons Good
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978.1.59629.843.9 * 6 x 9 * 160 pp. * 46 images * $19.99
From the Lowcountry’s first recorded duel to old-fashioned summers at the “hottest spot in town,” these pages will captivate you with stories of people, events and places that have all but vanished from memory. Find out the real history behind some of Charleston’s beloved mansions and learn about the early plantations and their owners. Join the authors as they relate the riots and romance, the preservation and politics—and even a ghost story—from Charleston’s hidden history.
A Tour of Historic Sullivan’s Island Cindy Lee 978.1.59629.865.1 * 5.5 x 8.5 * 112 pp. * 34 images * $17.99
From the very beginning, Sullivan’s Island has held a unique place in the history of South Carolina. As a fortress, it provided protection from enemies. As a lazaretto, it became a main corridor through which slaves entered America. Its most enduring role, however, has been as a place of escape—first for those in the nineteenth century avoiding the epidemics plaguing the city and lately for those in the twentieth century looking for a relaxing vacation. Join native Cindy Lee as she traces the island’s singular past using the buildings to illustrate the stories of the people who lived and worked on Sullivan’s Island for over three centuries.
Murder in the Courthouse Reconstruction and Redemption in the North Carolina Piedmont Jim Wise 978.1.59629.755.5 * 6 x 9 * 160 pp. * 51 images * $19.99
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No suspect was ever indicted or tried for the murder of scalawag politician John W. “Chicken” Stephens in a North Carolina courthouse; and the Ku Klux Klan not only rid itself of a troublesome adversary, but also set up a showdown between the state’s old guard and the radical regime of Governor William Woods Holden. Follow this littleknown tale from the murder, through the “Kirk-Holden War,” through the courts and to the finale, when Holden became the United States’ first governor impeached and removed from office. Newspaper reporter and historical columnist Jim Wise takes us beyond the final days of the Civil War in North Carolina, amidst the destruction and poverty and debt, to chronicle the men whose clashing agendas and personalities shaped a violent era and laid foundations for the Jim Crow century to come.