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  • A South Carolina Chronology

    by Walter Edgar, J. B. Morris, C. J. Taylor ...
    The year-by-year chronology of landmark dates and events in the state's recorded history with an updated view of race, gender, and other social issues.Historians Walter Edgar, J. Brent Morris, and C. James Taylor add nearly thirty additional years of notable events and important updates in this third addition. While the previous edition referenced precontact South Carolina in a brief introduction, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Conversations with the Conroys

    Interviews with Pat Conroy and His Family

    by Walter Edgar, Nikky Finney ...
    "Portrays a deeply troubled family struggling to survive amidst terrifying abuse . . . a page-turner, as engrossing as any of Conroy's novels." —Robert H. Brinkmeyer Jr., University of South CarolinaA New York Times–bestselling author of eleven novels and memoirs, Pat Conroy is one of America's most beloved storytellers and a writer as synonymous with the South Carolina lowcountry as pluff mud or ... Read more

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  • World War II and Upcountry South Carolina

    We Just Did Everything We Could

    by Courtney L. Tollison PhD ...
    Series series Vintage Images
    World War II changed America, and the history of Upcountry South Carolina during this era testifies to the war's deep impact. On the homefront, Upcountry residentsgrew victory gardens, supported recruits at local bases and soldiers abroad, and manufactured textile goods, includinguniforms and parachutes, crucial for the war effort. As thousands of young men and women came into the Upcountry to ... Read more

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  • 101 Women Who Shaped South Carolina

    Edited by Valinda W. Littlefield ...
    Prior to the twenty-first century, most historical writing about women in South Carolina focused on elite White women, even though working-class women of diverse backgrounds were actively engaged in the social, economic, and political battles of the state. Although often unrecognized publicly, they influenced cultural and political landscapes both within and outside of the state's borders through ... Read more

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  • 101 People and Places That Shaped the American Revolution in South Carolina

    Edited by Walter Edgar ...
    A reference guide to key battles, leaders, and lesser-known figures of the Revolutionary War in South CarolinaPaul Revere's midnight ride; the Battles at Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill; and the people and places associated with the early days of the American Revolution hold a special place in America's collective memory. Often lost in this narrative is the pivotal role that South Carolina ... Read more

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  • 101 African Americans Who Shaped South Carolina

    Edited by Bernard E. Powers Jr. ...
    The first people of African descent to live in what is now South Carolina, enslaved people living in the sixteenth century Spanish settlements of San Miguel de Gualdape and Santa Elena, arrived even before the first permanent English settlement was established in 1670. For more than 350 years South Carolina's African American population has had a significant influence on the state's cultural, ... Read more

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  • On the Horseshoe

    A Guide to the Historic Campus of the University of South Carolina

    by Elizabeth Cassidy West, Katharine Thompson Allen ...
    A complete guide to the historic campus, featuring archival photos along with a close look at the structures and the people who inhabited them.Founded in 1801 as South Carolina College, the University of South Carolina is one of the nation's oldest public colleges. Located in the heart of downtown Columbia and bound by Sumter, Pendleton, Bull, and Greene Streets, this historic landscape, known ... Read more

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  • The South Carolina Encyclopedia Guide to the Governors of South Carolina

    Edited by Walter Edgar ...
    Series series South Carolina Encyclopedia Guides
    The South Carolina Encyclopedia Guide to the Governors of South Carolina documents the lives and careers of the 111 white men and one Indian American woman who have held the Palmetto State's highest office from 1669 to the present. This digital South Carolina edition expands the listings from the print encyclopedia to include entries on appointed as well as elected governors and to update the ... Read more

    $13.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The South Carolina Encyclopedia Guide to the American Revolution in South Carolina

    Edited by Walter Edgar ...
    Series series South Carolina Encyclopedia Guides
    The South Carolina Encyclopedia Guide to the American Revolution in South Carolina details the people, places, and struggles that defined the region's prominent role in the path to American liberty from British authority. Nearly 140 battles of the American Revolution were fought in South Carolina, more than in any other colony. As America's first civil war, the revolution pitted Loyalists against ... Read more

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  • The South Carolina Encyclopedia Guide to the Counties of South Carolina

    Edited by Walter Edgar ...
    Series series South Carolina Encyclopedia Guides
    The South Carolina Encyclopedia Guide to the Counties of South Carolina documents the defining aspects of the forty-six counties that make up the state, from mountains to coast. Updated to include data from the 2010 census, these entries detail the historical, economic, political, and cultural character inherent in each location, noting major population centers, enterprises, and attractions. The ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    South Carolina

    A History

    by Walter Edgar ...
    Narrated by Chris Abernathy ...

    Unabridged

    26 hours 34 min

    In this comprehensive history of South Carolina, Walter Edgar presents a sweeping chronicle of a state with an illustrious, sometimes infamous, past. He describes in very human terms 475 years of recorded history in the Palmetto State, including the experiences of all South Carolinians―those with roots in Africa and in Europe as well as Native Americans; male and female; rich and poor.Recounting ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

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    A Brief History

    by Christopher C. Meyers, David Williams ...
    Here, for the first time is a brief, balanced, and up-to-date history of Georgia from the early Native Americans to the twenty-first century. Based on the most recent research, GEORGIA: A BRIEF HISTORY surveys the people and events that shaped our state's history in a style that reads easily and flows effortlessly. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD