The State of South Carolina
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South Carolina's Lowcountry by Call Number: F277.A86 C47 1999ISBN: 9780738502106Publication Date: 1999-09-02Known for its unique beauty and complex history, South Carolina's Lowcountry is one of the South's, and the country's, most fascinating regions. A wonderful blend of picturesque coastlines, expansive marshes, mysterious swamps, and verdant landscapes, the Lowcountry has played a vital role in our nation's history, from its importance as a port in colonial times, to its strategic location during the American Revolution, to its most famous landmark, Fort Sumter--the incendiary starting point of the Confederacy's struggle for secession.
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Little Geech, A Shrimper's Story by Call Number: SH400.4.L588 H37 2011ISBN: 9780983151937Publication Date: 2011-09-07From ship to shore, join H.H. ‘Bubba’ Von Harten, Jr. as he tells of the life of a shrimper.Hailing from generations who made their living on the water, Von Harten’s life story chronicles men and women who lived by the sea and tide.With adventure, daring and pluck, Von Harten and his family created a shrimping legacy, day-by-day, working the nets.Join him as he describes life and its goings on in his beloved Beaufort, South Carolina and the Lowcountry.
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Before and after Freedom by Call Number: GR111.A47 R49 2005ISBN: 9781596290860Publication Date: 2005-01-11In the late 1930s the Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) began an undertaking to document the history and folklore of South Carolina as told by surviving slaves and their descendents. -
Carolina Plantations by Call Number: NA7235.S6 C37 2007ISBN: 9781596293472These great plantations are symbols of the South and days gone by. Today perhaps only a hundred along the coast and another hundred inland remain. -
The Charleston and Hamburg by Call Number: HE2791.C5263 F48 2008ISBN: 9781596294202Many claim that the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was the first in the United States, but in reality the Charleston & Hamburg was the first to provide regular service to passengers when it opened its doors in Charleston, South Carolina, on Christmas Day 1830. \ -
Drink Small by Call Number: ML420.S6646 W55 2014ISBN: 9781626197404For fans of the blues, Drink Small is synonymous with South Carolina. Drink rose from the cotton fields of Bishopville to become a music legend in the Palmetto State and beyond. -
South: What it Means To Be Here in Heart or in Spirit by Call Number: F209.S68 P65 2015ISBN: 9781938417085The South. It's more than just a direction. Some say it's the climate; others say it's the landscape, the food, or its state of mind. Most agree, it's simply the people. -
South Carolina Lighthouses by Call Number: TC375 .C53 2008ISBN: 9780738554006Boasting one of the oldest lighthouses in North America and the most working lighthouses today, South Carolina has a long seafaring history. -
The Catawba Indian Nation of the Carolinas by Call Number: E99.C24 B57 2004ISBN: 9780738517063Publication Date: 2004-10-25The Catawba Indians are aboriginal to South Carolina, and their pottery tradition may be traced to 2,400 B.C. When Hernando de Soto visited the Catawba Nation (then Cofitachique) in 1540, he found a sophisticated Mississippian Culture. After the founding of Charleston in 1670, the Catawba population declined.
