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Hurricane Destruction in South Carolina - Tom Rubillo

Hurricane Destruction in South Carolina - Tom Rubillo

In late September 1989, South Carolina was rocked by the colossal force of Hurricane Hugo. A category four hurricane, Hugo devastated the coast and other regions of the state, claiming dozens of lives and causing billions of dollars in damage. Hugo was the Palmetto State's most destructive natural disaster in recent memory, but the story of that storm is only part of the larger history of hurricanes in South Carolina. A History of Hurricane Destruction in South Carolina: Hell and High Water examines..

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Fayetteville, North Carolina: An All-American History - Emily Farrington Smith

Fayetteville, North Carolina: An All-American History - Emily Farrington Smith

Originally populated by Native Americans and settled by the Scottish, Fayetteville has a remarkable history that runs as deep as the Cape Fear River. In the 1700s, Fayetteville became the first state capital of North Carolina, hosting the convention that ratified the U.S. Constitution and the General Assembly session that chartered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Discover how its stoic citizens survived everything from the Great Fire of 1831 to the battle scars of the Civil War,..

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Murder in the Midlands: Larry Gene Bell and the 28 Days of Terror That Shook South Carolina - Rita Y. Shuler

Murder in the Midlands: Larry Gene Bell and the 28 Days of Terror That Shook South Carolina - Rita Y. Shuler

Former South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) forensic photographer Lieutenant Rita Y. Shuler leads us through the twenty-eight days of terror and shocking events of one of the most notorious double murders and manhunts in South Carolina history. Shuler shares her own personal interactions with some of the key players in this famous manhunt and investigation. Also included are Bell's chilling calls from area phone booths to the Smith family, along with his disconcerting interviews and bizarre..

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Facing Sherman in South Carolina: March Through the Swamps - Christopher G. Crabb

Facing Sherman in South Carolina: March Through the Swamps - Christopher G. Crabb

Major General William T. Sherman's march from Savannah, Georgia, to Columbia, South Carolina, was marked by a battle with an unrelenting enemy: the swamps of the Palmetto State. For more than two weeks, Sherman's veterans faced an unforgiving quagmire, coupled by daily skirmishes with gallant bands of outnumbered Confederates. Along the way, a ruined countryside and wrecked towns marked the path of an army unlike any \since the days of Julius Caesar.\ It would take an army as adept with the axe..

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Greenville County, South Carolina: From Cotton Fields to Textile Center of the World - Ray Belcher

Greenville County, South Carolina: From Cotton Fields to Textile Center of the World - Ray Belcher

Amid the devastation left in South Carolina by the War Between the States, one of the few intact remnants of the pre-war life was a tiny cotton textile industry. For decades prior to the Civil War, the upstate textile industry rested unobtrusively near Greenville, its center of production, surrounded by former plantation fields of cotton. Now, when its state needed it the most, the textile industry, empowered by the vision of Greenville's Henry P. Hammett, rallied for its critical role in the resurrection..

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Scotch-Irish Life in the South Carolina Piedmont: Why They Wore Five Petticoats on Sunday - Millie Huff Coleman

Scotch-Irish Life in the South Carolina Piedmont: Why They Wore Five Petticoats on Sunday - Millie Huff Coleman

\Five Petticoats on Sunday\ was originally published in 1962. The book was a collection of columns written by Caroline S. Coleman containing stories her grandmother told about the Fairview community and the South Carolina Piedmont. Coleman's granddaughters, Millie Coleman and Caroline Sherman, have expanded the book with recipes, history and genealogical resources for an enthralling look at the lives of Scotch-Irish residents in the area from Reconstruction until the 1900s. Find out why most homes..

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The Mountains-To-Sea Trail Across North Carolina: Walking a Thousand Miles Through Wildness, Culture and History - Danny Bernstein

The Mountains-To-Sea Trail Across North Carolina: Walking a Thousand Miles Through Wildness, Culture and History - Danny Bernstein

The Mountains-to-Sea Trail shows off the most spectacular, historic and quirky elements of the North Carolina landscape. Stretching one thousand miles from Clingmans Dome in the Smokies to Jockey's Ridge State Park in the Outer Banks, the route takes in Fraser fir trees and pelicans, old grist and textile mills, working cotton and tobacco farms, Revolutionary War sites and two British cemeteries complete with Union Jacks. The trail is half on footpaths and half on back roads, offering experiences..

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Cherokee Pottery: From the Hands of Our Elders - M. Anna Fariello

Cherokee Pottery: From the Hands of Our Elders - M. Anna Fariello

The intricate designs and complex patterns of Cherokee pottery have been developed over centuries. Both timeless and time-honored, these singular works of pottery are still crafted by the proud hands of Cherokee women in Western North Carolina. Cherokee Pottery recounts the history of a tradition passed from elder to child through countless generations. Anna Fariello, associate professor at Western Carolina University, explores the method and meaning molded into each piece, along with the stories..

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Hidden History of Henderson County, North Carolina - Terry Ruscin

Hidden History of Henderson County, North Carolina - Terry Ruscin

\Henderson County boasts a colorful history complete with its own cast of characters and historic landmarks. Who composed a blockbuster opera a few miles from downtown Hendersonville? Who were the record-setting McCrary twins, and why were they famous? These questions and many more are answered in this exciting volume of obscured history. From James Brown's 1950s performance on Hendersonville's Main Street to the rumors of illegal distilling in Cathead,these are the tales of surreptitious cascades,..

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North Carolina in the Civil War - MICHAEL C. HARDY

North Carolina in the Civil War - MICHAEL C. HARDY

\First at Bethel, farthest at Gettysburg and Chickamauga and last at Appomattox\ is a phrase that is often used to encapsulate the role of North Carolina's Confederate soldiers. But the state's involvement stretched far beyond these few battles. The state was one of the last to leave the Union but contributed more men and sustained more dead than any other Southern state. Tar Heels witnessed the pitched battles of New Bern, Averysboro and Bentonville, as well as incursions like Sherman's March..

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Rebellion, Reconstruction and Beyond - Michael J Heitzler

Rebellion, Reconstruction and Beyond - Michael J Heitzler

Goose Creek mayor Michael Heitzler continues his engrossing study of this often-overlooked community of the South Carolina Lowcountry. Heitzler's second volume employs hundreds of never before used primary sources such as private journals, tenant farmer rosters and hunting club records to reveal the lives of the white landowners who controlled the forests and fields and the African Americans who lived virtually invisible as they endured on small farms.

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James Island: Stories from Slave Descendants - Eugene Frazier

James Island: Stories from Slave Descendants - Eugene Frazier

Today, James Island is a bustling community seven miles west of Charleston, South Carolina. But the island's past was not always as sunny. Beginning in the eighteenth century, James Island was the destination for hundreds of slaves who were tortured with unimaginable hardships while crossing the Atlantic Ocean. In James Island: Stories From Slave Descendants, Eugene Frazier, Sr. compiles narrative interviews with slaves, slave descendents, and descendents of plantation owners. The stories he gathered..

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The Battle of Kings Mountain: Eyewitness Accounts - Robert M. Dunkerly

The Battle of Kings Mountain: Eyewitness Accounts - Robert M. Dunkerly

On October 7, 1780, American Patriot and Loyalist soldiers battled each other at Kings Mountain, near the border of North and South Carolina. With over one hundred eyewitness accounts, this collection of participant statements from men of both sides includes letters and statements in their original form the soldiers own words unedited and unabridged. Rife with previously unpublished details of this historic turning point in the American Revolution, these accounts expose the dramatic happenings of..

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Nantahala National Forest - Marci Spencer

Nantahala National Forest - Marci Spencer

Created in 1920, the 500,000-acre Nantahala National Forest dominates the rugged southwestern corner of North Carolina. Rivers such as the Cheoah, Cullasaja, Chattooga, Nantahala and Tuckasegee carve deep gorges, making the region one of the wettest in the nation. The Whitewater River tumbles over the highest waterfall in the eastern United States. Power companies dammed local rivers, creating some of North Carolina's most scenic recreational mountain lakes. The high peaks, secluded coves and forested..

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John Sevier: Tennessee's First Hero - Gordon T. Belt

John Sevier: Tennessee's First Hero - Gordon T. Belt

A celebrated soldier, admired politician and founding father of the state of Tennessee, John Sevier led an adventurous life. He commanded a frontier militia into battle against British Loyalists at Kings Mountain. He waged a relentless war against the Cherokees in his effort to claim America's first frontier. He forged the state of Franklin from the western lands of North Carolina and later became Tennessee's first governor. Following his death, Sevier's accomplishments faded from public memory,..

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Parris Island - Eugene Alvarez

Parris Island - Eugene Alvarez

Here, for the first time, author and former Parris Island drill-instructor Eugene Alvarez records the training and tough physical and mental challenges that have helped to churn thousands of Marines out of Parris Island, South Carolina for nearly a century. Drawn from first-hand accounts of recruits themselves, the memories and recollections in these pages are humorous, sad, profane and enlightening--describing a training program that, on first encounter, often appears insane. But the results are..

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Explorations in Charleston's Jewish History - Solomon Breibart

Explorations in Charleston's Jewish History - Solomon Breibart

In its over three hundred years of history, Charleston, South Carolina, has been known for many things. One of the most intriguing aspects of its past and present is its dynamic Jewish community. Documented as part of the Lowcountry since the 1690s, Charleston Jews have contributed to the region, the nation and the world. In 1800, the city boasted the largest and wealthiest Jewish population in the country, and Charleston has been continually shaped by this significant group of men and women, both..

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Fripp Island: A History - Page Putnam Miller

Fripp Island: A History - Page Putnam Miller

A small island along the South Carolina coast with a gently sloping white beach, live oaks, palms, pines, vast marshes with meandering tidal creeks and a surprising abundance of wildlife, Fripp Island captivates both residents and visitors. The ebb and flow of tides, the fortunes and difficulties of developers and the fluctuations in the residential community have shaped Fripp's history. In the years since 1963 when the bridge to Fripp was built, two constants in the island's history have been the..

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Here We Go! - David Cloninger

Here We Go! - David Cloninger

She stood at the podium on May 10, 2008, and promised to bring national prominence to South Carolina. Most thought it would take a miracle to get to that point, but Dawn Staley has always beaten the odds. Staley's vision for the Gamecocks' women's basketball team came true over the next nine years, culminating in the 2017 national championship. Her willingness to keep striving--to deliver on her promise--was met with early resistance. It paid off with several winning seasons, then terrific recruits...

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