South Carolina: A History
by Walter B. Edgar
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1570032556
- ISBN 13
- 9781570032554
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press, 1998. FIRST EDITION. hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 7x2x10. Illustrated with color and black and white photographs. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in blue cloth with white text, Palmetto and crescent moon. In the the first comprehensive history of South Carolina published in nearly fifty years, 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 Caroliniansâthose with roots in Africa and in Europe as well as Native Americans; male and female; rich and poor. In an eminently readable presentation, Edgar uses letters, diaries, and other writings to let voices from the past take part in telling the state's fascinating story.Recounting the period from the first Spanish exploration to the end of the Civil War, Edgar charts South Carolina's rising national and international prominence and its parallel economic ascendancy. He dispels myths about the state's early historyâincluding the notion that the colony was inhabited by a homogeneous white populationâand tells how South Carolina developed an agricultural economy that relied heavily on African American slave labor. Edgar examines, among other topics, the impact of the American revolution, Charleston's significance as a metropolis and major seaport, and the state's leadership in the Secession movement.With changes wrought by the Civil War, South Carolina slipped from national prominence into a period marked by economic, social, civil, and political strife. Edgar details the everyday life of blacks and whites during Reconstruction, the state's mixed efforts to join the "New South," and Benjamin Ryan Tillman's rise to power. He also chronicles South Carolina's changing politics in the once-solid South, the state's reawakening after World War II, the casualties and victories of an extended civil rights struggle, and the Palmetto State's present economic, educational, and political challenges. 716pp. Blue dustjacket with white text and an illustration on the cover.<br><br>CONDITION: Covers are unmarked. Pages are crisp and clean. Binding and textblock are sound. Dustjacket has light rubbing and some small creases. Full refund if not satisfied.
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- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 071686
- Title
- South Carolina: A History
- Author
- Walter B. Edgar
- Illustrator
- Illustrated with color and black and white photographs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- ISBN 10
- 1570032556
- ISBN 13
- 9781570032554
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Place of Publication
- South Carolina
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 7x2x10
- Keywords
- South Carolina, History, Civil War, Plantations, Explorers
- Bookseller catalogs
- South Carolina;
- X weight
- 64 oz
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