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Catalogue—South Carolina Titles

The History Press publishes high-quality history and heritage titles with a strong regional base. Our books help to revive and preserve the past in various regions throughout the United States, and we strive to make these histories accessible and available to a wide audience.

 

A Carolina Plantation Remembered
Frances Cheston Train

 Author Frances Cheston Train recalls the magic of summers spent at Friendfield Plantation in the 1930s, golden days insulated from the hardships of the Depression and filled with innocence, kindness and uncomplicated fun.

978-1-59629-394-6
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 95 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
February 2008
A Gentleman in Charleston and the Manner of His Death
William Baldwin

 Lowcountry author William Baldwin brings to life the milieu of late nineteenth-century Charleston in this captivating novel. Baldwin artfully melds fiction with the facts surrounding the demise of famed Charleston newspaperman Frank Dawson.

978-1-59629-087-7
192 pp.
$13.99

Publication Date:
April 2006
A Guide to Historic Beaufort, South Carolina
Alexia Jones Helsley

 With nearly 500 years of history, Beaufort teems with intriguing tales of the people and events that have shaped and enriched the city’s story. In this engaging book, historian and Beaufort native Alexia Helsley brings Beaufort’s past to life and provides a useful guide to the city’s most historic streets, buildings and neighborhoods.

978-1-59629-045-7
144 pp.
$19.99
Over 120 Black and White and 40 Color Photographs

Publication Date:
August 2006
A Guide to Historic Greenville, South Carolina
John M. Nolan

 Greenville History Tours owner John Nolan leads the reader through downtown in a tourist-friendly guide to historic sites, with vintage photographs to illustrate how the city has changed and what original features remain. Carefully researched and exceptionally written, it is a wonderful companion, both for visitors and for Greenville residents who want to see their hometown in a new light.

978-1-59629-340-3
144 pp.
$19.99
Over 35 Black & White Photographs

Publication Date:
May 2008
A Gullah Guide to Charleston: Walking Through Black History
Alphonso Brown

 Join Alphonso Brown, owner and operator of Gullah Tours, Inc., on a journey through the places, history and lore enriched by the varied contributions of black Charlestonians. From Catfish Row to the sweetgrass basket makers, Brown’s distinctive narration and vibrant descriptions in native Gullah make this a unique and enjoyable way to experience the Holy City.

978-1-59629-392-2
160 pp.
$12.99
Over 60 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
May 2008
A History of the Homes and People of Williamsburgh District
Gordon

Beginning with the area’s early settlers, this journey through Williamsburg County’s history reveals its important families, homes and communities. Jenkinson details the county’s growth and preserves its past for generations to come.

978-1-59629-146-1
128 pp.
$21.99
Over 50 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
February 2007
A Local Habitation: Poems from Old & New Worlds
Seabrook Wilkinson

 Embracing the rhyme and longestablished forms from past eras, poet Seabrook Wilkinson plumbs the depths of personal and collective history, which he uses to investigate the emotional landscapes of his native South Carolina Lowcountry, Scotland, Key West and the mountains of North Carolina.

978-1-59629-402-8
192 pp.
$19.99
Hardcover

Publication Date:
December 2007
A Native Son's Story of Fishing, Hunting and Duck Decoys in the Lowcountry: A Caines Family Tradition
Jerry Wayne Caines

 In the Lowcountry, the Caines family is known for three things: fishing, hunting and hell-raising. In this book, follow two generations of Caineses as they achieve lasting fame carving duck decoys (now collectable and worth thousands), guiding hunters in Hobcaw Barony, fishing for shad and telling the raucous tales of their misadventures.

978-1-59629-241-3
128 pp.
$17.99
Over 120 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
February 2007
A New World Gentry: The Making of a Merchant and Planter Class in South Carolina, 1670-1770
Richard Waterhouse
Foreword by Charles Joyner
 In this compelling volume, Richard Waterhouse examines the early history of South Carolina’s development, closely following the establishment and economic growth of the colony in correlation with the cultural development of the elite planter and merchant classes.

978-1-59629-040-2
192 pp.
$24.99
Over 70 Black and White Illustrations

Publication Date:
December 2005
Beaufort, South Carolina: A History
Alexia Jones Helsley
Foreword by Lawrence S. Roland
 A compelling history of one of South Carolina’s most significant small cities. Helsley calls upon a lifetime of experience as one of the state’s premier historians to illuminate Beaufort’s history through detailed research, a compelling narrative and more than 120 photographs.

978-1-59629-027-3
256 pp.
$24.99
Over 120 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
June 2005
Beaufort, South Carolina: Pages fom the Past
Gerhard Spieler

 For more than forty years, Gerhard Spieler has collected the captivating history of Beaufort, SC, and shared it with others in a weekly column in the Beaufort Gazette.

978-1-59629-428-8
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 30 Black & White Photographs

Publication Date:
April 2008
Before and After Freedom: Lowcountry Narratives and Folklore
Nancy Rhyne

 A new collection by Nancy Rhyne featuring wonderfully authentic Lowcountry folklore—stories passed down from generation to generation, and much influenced by the oral tradition of slaves and their descendants—collected by WPA field workers in the early twentieth century.

978-1-59629-086-0
96 pp.
$14.99

Publication Date:
October 2005
Carolina Crimes: Case Files of a Forensic Photographer
Rita Y. Shuler

 In this intense insider's study of murder in South Carolina, Lt. Rita Y. Shuler leads us through the dark twists and turns of twelve homicide cases that gripped the state during her career as a forensic photographer with South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. A must read for anyone fascinated by the criminal mind and by the most famous murder cases in South Carolina’s recent past.

978-1-59629-166-9
192 pp.
$22.99
Over 60 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
August 2006
Carolina Gold Rice: The Ebb and Flow History of a Lowcountry Cash Crop
Richard Schulze
Foreword by John Martin Taylor
Richard Schulze draws upon both historical research and his own personal experience cultivating this famous crop to provide the intriguing inside story of an agricultural powerhouse that once gave rise to some of the largest fortunes in America. An expert on Carolina Gold Rice, Schulze reintroduced the crop to South Carolina after nearly a century’s absence.

978-1-59629-094-5
128 pp.
$19.99
12 Black and White Illustrations

Publication Date:
October 2005
Carolina Plantations: Lost Photographs from the Historic American Buildings Survey
Edited by William P. Baldwin

 This collection of photographs represents some of the most stunning work present in the Historic American Buildings Survey. In the South, especially, these photographs became invaluable records of a way of life that was quickly disappearing. The selections here capture these lost dwellings—sometimes as a fragment, sometimes a whole building—and showcase the grand tradition and romantic detail of these icons of the South.

978-1-59629-347-2
168 pp.
$29.99
Over 150 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
October 2007
Catawba Nation: Treasures in History
Thomas J. Blumer

 The Catawba—one of the few Native American communities who remained in the Carolinas after the notorious Trail of Tears—have a rich and fascinating history that can be dated to 2400 BC. With this compelling volume, Thomas J. Blumer seeks to preserve and present the history of this resilient people.

978-1-59629-163-8
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 20 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
February 2007
Charleston Mysteries: Ghostly Haunts in the Holy City
Cathy Pickens

 Let this book be your guide as you explore twenty-four haunted spots in the Holy City. Walk in the footsteps of marauders, murderers and pirates; venture into graveyards where the tombstones tell more than just the names of the dead; and ponder all of Charleston’s strangest unsolved mysteries in this shiveringly addictive history and guidebook.

978-1-59629-312-0
160 pp.
$14.99
Over 40 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
September 2007
Charleston Reborn: A Southern City, its Navy Yard and World War II
Fritz P. Hamer

 This compelling look at Charleston’s twentieth-century history chronicles the changes and challenges faced by Charleston as its population exploded with the expansion of the navy yard. Well written and imaginatively conceived, Charleston Reborn will interest the general reader as well as a wide range of historians.

978-1-59629-020-4
192 pp.
$24.99
Over 60 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
July 2005
Charleston's Avery Center: From Education and Civil Rights to Preserving the African American Experience
Edmund L. Drago
Revised and Edited by W. Marvin Dulaney
 For 140 years, Charleston’s Avery Research Center has been a hub of African American education and study in the South Carolina Lowcountry. This tome highlights Avery’s compelling history from Reconstruction to the present, revealing its broad scope and impact on the black community in Charleston.

978-1-59629-068-6
416 pp.
$34.99
Over 30 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
June 2006
Charleston's Old Exchange Building: A Witness to American History
Ruth M. Miller
Ann Taylor Andrus
 In dramatic vignettes Miller and Andrus interpret not just the history of one of America’s grand buildings, but also the history of one of America’s grand cities. The building serves as a window affording us glorious glimpses of Charleston’s and the nation’s rich past.

978-1-59629-046-4
96 pp.
$16.99
Over 30 Black and White and 20 Color Photographs

Publication Date:
September 2005
College of Charleston Voices: Campus and Community through the Centuries
Edited by Katherine Chaddock and Carolyn Matalene

 This volume features a collection of correspondences written by generations of College of Charleston students, faculty and administrators. Individually, these writings offer a candid look at students’ daily lives during several periods throughout the college’s history. Considered together, the thoughts, concerns and opinions found within paint a fascinating picture of the past at South Carolina’s oldest college.

978-1-59629-091-4
256 pp.
$24.99
Over 30 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
July 2006
Dewees: The Island and Its People
James Cochrane

 The coast of South Carolina is fringed by a series of low islands covered with glistening white sands, forming little hills that shift with the varying winds. Dewees is once such windswept retreat, and writer James Cochrane lovingly traces its history in Dewees: The Island and Its People.

978-1-59629-339-7
96 pp.
$19.99
Over 15 Pages of Color Photographs

Publication Date:
December 2007
Doctor's Toughest Case: A Girl, a Disease, a Medical University
Walter Bonner

 A heartwarming story that offers a unique glimpse of humanity in the often cold and impersonal world of medicine. Charleston-based physician Dr. Walter Bonner employs a delicate balance of sensitivity, humor and compassion to describe one brave young woman's battle with a life-threatening illness.

978-1-59629-059-4
160 pp.
$21.99
20 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
August 2005
Down & Dirty: Archaeology of the South Carolina Lowcountry
M. Patrick Hendrix

 With this clever new look at Lowcountry history, M. Patrick Hendrix demystifies archaeology and takes readers on a fast-paced romp through more than 50,000 years. Drawing on the results of archaeological studies at a wide variety of sites, Hendrix discusses key finds and sets them in context with an accessible, entertaining style.

978-1-59629-092-1
192 pp.
$24.99
Over 50 Black and White and 30 Color Photographs

Publication Date:
December 2006
East Cooper Gazetteer: History of Mount Pleasant, Sullivan’s Island and Isle of Palms
Suzannah Smith Miles

 This gazetteer offers a comprehensive directory of events, people and places featuring in the long history of the area east of the Cooper River in Charleston, South Carolina, including a highly readable concise history.

978-1-59629-002-0
160 pp.
$16.99

Publication Date:
- 2004
Edisto Island, 1663 To 1860
Charles Spencer

 Author Charles Spencer chronicles Edisto's history, from the early days when English and Scottish planters and their African slaves settled the lush island paradise and established plantations that flourished until the Civil War.

978-1-59629-184-3
224 pp.
$24.99
Over 60 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
January 2008
Edisto Island, 1861 to 2006: Ruin, Recovery and Rebirth
Charles Spencer

 Charles Spencer, in his second volume of Edisto history, recounts the events of the Civil War, the struggles of Reconstruction, the effects of the new freedman class and the island's rebirth as a favorite vacation spot and modern community in the twentieth century. Each chapter offers an enjoyable excursion into the past and a detailed look at the remarkable history of Edisto.

978-1-59629-185-0
224 pp.
$24.99
Over 60 Black & White Photographs

Publication Date:
March 2008
Edisto Island: A Novel
Nancy Rhyne

 A young Edisto native falls in love with a mysterious gentleman, and over the course of their courtship discovers deep family secrets with which she must come to terms. In this tale of romance with a hint of mystery, renowned Southern author Nancy Rhyne creates characters as rich in complexity as the beauty of the South Carolina Lowcountry she masterfully describes.

978-1-59629-179-9
192 pp.
$12.99

Publication Date:
October 2006
Edisto: A Guide to Life on the Island
Cantey Wright

 This charming blend of Edisto history and useful local information offers details that will surprise even lifelong Edistonians. More than a history book, this volume also serves as a guide to Edisto’s enchanting lifestyle. Wright provides a tour through the tidal creeks and oak-lined roads, highlighting the outstanding features of a cherished Lowcountry destination.

978-1-59629-155-3
160 pp.
$14.99
Over 30 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
July 2006
Explorations in Charleston's Jewish History
Solomon Breibart
With Robert N. Rosen and Jack Bass
 Documented as part of the Lowcountry since the 1690s, Charleston Jews have contributed to the region, the nation and the world. Here are the stories of this vibrant community—the past and present—all intermixed with tales of historic buildings, congregations, religious movements and cemeteries, wonderfully told by the preeminent Charleston Jewish historian Solomon Breibart.

978-1-59629-047-1
224 pp.
$24.99
Over 30 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
September 2005
Exploring Bull Island: Sailing and Walking Around a South Carolina Sea Island
Bob Raynor

 With a keen eye for his surroundings and a natural curiosity to discover the unknown, Bob Raynor guides the reader through the natural and historical passages of Bull Island. Exploring Bull Island is an excursion through the pristine natural beauty and history of this truly unique Sea Island.

978-1-59629-010-5
192 pp.
$19.99
26 Color Photographs and 30 Charts

Publication Date:
June 2005
Folly Beach: A Brief History
Gretchen Stringer-Robinson

 In this expanded version of her Time and Tide on Folly Beach, Gretchen Stringer-Robinson takes readers on a journey from the war years to Hurricane Hugo and the times in between, revisiting the places and people that have made Folly Beach a unique haven on the Carolina Coast.

978-1-59629-111-9
128 pp.
$18.99
Over 90 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
April 2006
Folly Beach: Glimpses of a Vanished Strand
Bill Bryan

 Through these charming, historical vignettes, readers can enjoy a moonlit dance on the pier, take a ride on the Ferris wheel at the carnival or comb the Washout for driftwood at sunset. Charleston writer Bill Bryan provides this wistful look back at Folly during a special time in its history, when the dark days of war were over and everyone just wanted to have fun.

978-1-59629-084-6
96 pp.
$18.99
Over 40 Black and White and 30 Color Photographs

Publication Date:
October 2005
Forward Together: South Carolinians in the Great War
Fritz P. Hamer

 In 1917, the United States was thrust into a new kind of war. Compelling and poignant, this look at South Carolina’s role in World War I shows how the state and its people rose to the call of duty to help defeat one of history’s gravest threats.

978-1-59629-244-4
160 pp.
$21.99
Over 90 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
May 2007
Fripp Island: A History
Page Putnam Miller
Introduction by Pat Conroy
 This combination of enlightening historical analysis and delightful vignettes offers the first comprehensive account of Fripp Island’s history. Author and historian Page Putnam Miller brings Fripp’s past to life and reveals how the island’s natural beauty and dedicated residents combine to form a truly special community.

978-1-59629-169-0
192 pp.
$22.99
Over 50 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
October 2006
Ghosts of the South Carolina Midlands
Tally Johnson

 From the sandy hills of Orangeburg County to wooded Greenwood County, the South Carolina Midlands are home to ghostly specters and lingering memories of days and deeds long gone. With ghoulish delight, Tally Johnson traces the gory past of thirteen of South Carolina’s most historic counties while relating his own experiences of the Palmetto State’s supernatural phenomena.

978-1-59629-200-0
96 pp.
$17.99

Publication Date:
September 2007
Ghosts of the South Carolina Upcountry
Tally Johnson

 With its long history, it’s little surprise that the Upstate region of South Carolina is home to many ghosts and to hundreds of intriguing legends. In Ghosts of the South Carolina Upcountry, folklorist Tally Johnson introduces us to the most colorful specters from thirteen Upcountry counties.

978-1-59629-057-0
128 pp.
$17.99

Publication Date:
October 2005
Goose Creek: A Definitive History
Michael J. Heitzler

 With this fascinating tome, Michael J. Heitzler sheds light on Goose Creek’s rich history. The first of a two-volume set, Planters, Politicians and Patriots illuminates the foundations of Goose Creek and the lives of the Europeans and Africans who settled in the wilderness and out of it carved successful plantations as large and lucrative as any in the Lowcountry.

978-1-59629-055-6
384 pp.
$29.99
Over 60 Black and White Illustrations

Publication Date:
September 2005
Goose Creek: A Definitive History, Volume II
Michael J. Heitzler

 In this second of a two-volume set, Goose Creek's history—from the American Revolution to the present—is brought to life. Utilizing a variety of primary sources, Heitzler continues his in-depth study of Goose Creek's past.

978-1-59629-056-3
320 pp.
$29.99
Over 80 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
April 2006
Gracious Beaufort: Lost Photographs from the Historic American Buildings Survey
Edited by William P. Baldwin

 Boasting an unmistakable “Beaufort style,” these unique houses were built to take advantage of the generous sea breezes, with spacious double porticos and inviting verandas. In this collection of photographs from the Historic American Buildings Survey, an effort to catalogue and document the architecture and building culture of America, William P. Baldwin captures the romance and historic elegance of this charming Southern city.

978-1-59629-365-6
168 pp.
$29.99
Over 150 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
October 2007
Greenville County, South Carolina: From Cotton Fields to Textile Center of the World
Ray Belcher

 Surviving two world wars, the Great Depression and one of the bloodiest strikes in textile history, Greenville’s vast industry-the city was once known as the “Textile Center of the World”-drove the area’s development and economy for a century. With this new book, Ray Belcher explores in detail the dynamic history of textiles in Greenville.

978-1-59629-154-6
192 pp.
$24.99
Over 60 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
November 2006
Haunted Charleston: Stories from the College of Charleston, The Citadel and the Holy City
Ed Macy and Geordie Buxton

 A gruesome stroll through the historic and haunted Holy City, where the true-life stories are always more interesting and frightening than fiction.

978-1-59629-011-2
128 pp.
$19.99
40 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
- 2004
Haunted Harbor: Charleston's Maritime Ghosts and the Unexplained
Geordie Buxton
Ed Macy
 Buxton and Macy invite you to voyage into the fathoms-deep waters of the Holy City with their new collection. Haunted Harbor drips with stories of the pirates, military soldiers, prisoners and sailors who stalked the waterfront hundreds of years ago—and who have refused to leave.

978-1-59629-074-7
128 pp.
$19.99

Publication Date:
September 2005
Home: Portraits from the Carolina Coast
Vennie Deas Moore
With William Baldwin
 Featuring evocative images, Home is a photographic journey into the lives of individuals and families who inhabit the Carolina Coast. With thoughtful contributions from Lowcountry author William Baldwin, Moore explores with her lens the joys and hardships of the people who continue to reside along this picturesque shore.

978-1-59629-093-8
168 pp.
$29.99
Over 120 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
February 2006
Hurricane Destruction in South Carolina: Hell and High Water
Tom Rubillo

 Examining more than thirty major hurricanes that have struck the Palmetto State, this book offers a revealing look at the destruction that results from these violent manifestations of nature’s power. Rubillo combines first-person accounts of the storms—including Hurricane Hugo—with the stories of the survivors’ struggles to rebuild in the wake of tremendous loss.

978-1-59629-133-1
160 pp.
$21.99
Over 20 Black and White and 12 Color Photographs

Publication Date:
June 2006
Inland Passages: Making a Lowcountry Life
William Baldwin

 Ideal for someone looking for more than the mundane historical fact, this collection of interviews and personal accounts are written in William Baldwin's inimitable style on a subject very close to his heart—Lowcountry life.

978-1-59629-034-1
192 pp.
$16.99

Publication Date:
November 2004
Island in the Storm: Sullivan's Island and Hurricane Hugo
Jamie W. Moore and Dorothy P. Moore

 This gripping account documents in vivid detail the devastation, loss and eventual rebuilding of a beloved island community. More than fifteen years after the storm, Sullivan’s Island’s homes and businesses have been restored, but the memory of Hugo’s fury will not soon be forgotten.

978-1-59629-143-0
192 pp.
$14.99
Over 50 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
August 2006
James Island: Stories from Slave Descendants
Eugene Frazier, Sr.

 For over 60 years, Eugene Frazier compiled narrative interviews with slaves, slave descendants and descendants of plantation owners from James Island, near Charleston, South Carolina. Those interviews offer a singular perspective on the African American experience in James Island, from 130 years of slavery to the early days of integration, and they are published here for the first time.

978-1-59629-182-9
224 pp.
$24.99
Over 40 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
November 2006
John Gary Anderson and His Maverick Motor Company: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Rock Hill Rival
J. Edward Lee

 To Rock Hill’s John Gary Anderson, a well-designed, well-made car would speed to the head of the pack, leaving the competition—including Henry Ford’s Model T—in its dust. In the early twentieth century, Anderson was poised for unstoppable success in the new automobile industry—until it all came crashing down.

978-1-59629-229-1
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 30 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
February 2007
Kiawah Island: A History
Ashton Cobb

 This landmark new book reveals the history of Kiawah Island as never before. Historian Ashton Cobb tells the story of a South Carolina sea island that has been the site of great change through the centuries, but has remained a treasured location for generations of inhabitants and devoted visitors.

978-1-59629-039-6
128 pp.
$21.99
16 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
June 2006
Look Back to Glory
Herbert Ravenel Sass
Introduction by Barbara L. Bellows
 A historical novel by Herbert Ravenel Sass set in Charleston on the eve of secession and viewed through the critical eyes of a native son returned home from diplomatic service in Europe. Sass portrays the antebellum South as a rich agricultural economy destroyed by war.

978-1-59629-032-7
448 pp.
$13.99

Publication Date:
June 2005
Madame Margot: A Grotesque Legend of Old Charleston
John Bennett
Introduction by Harlan Greene
 John Bennett's classic tale, based on Gullah folklore, is set in antebellum Charleston, South Carolina, where a desperate mother sells her soul to ensure her daughter's happiness.

978-1-59629-013-6
128 pp.
$9.99

Publication Date:
November 2004
Mendel and Me: Life with Congressman L. Mendel Rivers
Margaret Middleton Rivers
with Margaret M.R. Eastman and L. Mendel Rivers Jr.
 Known as the Serviceman's Best Friend during the troubled years of Vietnam, L. Mendel Rivers was one of the most influential South Carolina congressman of his day. These memoirs of Marwee Rivers chronicle Mendel's rise to power and feature a charming cultural fusion of both old Charleston and Washington politics.

978-1-59629-288-8
224 pp.
$29.99
Over 50 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
July 2007
Murder and Mayhem in the Holy City
Pat Hendrix

 Historian and archaeologist Pat Hendrix provides this eye-opening foray into Charleston’s underworld that calls into question the sanitized, celebratory history often told today and offers an enjoyable romp through more than three centuries of human drama in the Holy City.

978-1-59629-162-1
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 20 Black and White Illustrations

Publication Date:
July 2006
Murder in the Midlands: Larry Gene Bell and the 28 Days of Terror that Shook South Carolina
Rita Y. Shuler

 In the summer of 1985, Larry Gene Bell kidnapped and murdered two young women in the Midlands of South Carolina. For twenty-eight days, a cloud of fear hung over the state. This is the story of those harrowing days, told by a former forensic photographer for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

978-1-59629-250-5
160 pp.
$19.99
Over 60 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
April 2007
Office Upstairs: A Doctor's Journey
Charles H. Banov, MD

 Charles H. Banov shares tales from over fifty years of practicing medicine. Looking back with honesty and humor at growing up Jewish in the South and opening the first doctor’s office in a tiny Texas town, he shares intimate portraits of the teachers, fellow students and patients who shaped his career.

978-1-59629-370-0
192 pp.
$34.99
Over 15 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
October 2007
Old Ninety Six: A History and Guide
Robert Dunkerly
Eric Williams
 This well-researched and highly accessible book underscores the important contribution of Ninety Six to the history of South Carolina, and serves as a guide through the fort that still stands today.

978-1-59629-114-0
96 pp.
$16.99
Over 40 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
April 2006
Old Times in Horry County: A Narrative History
Randall A. Wells

 Horry County has become a destination resort—and few of today’s residents can recall "the good old days." Determined to preserve the region’s original character, Randall Wells interviewed Horry County’s old-timers and most colorful characters. The result is this collection of stories and memories, sure to delight visitors and locals alike.

978-1-59629-189-8
160 pp.
$19.99
Over 20 Black and White Sketches

Publication Date:
July 2007
Ornamental Ironwork of Charleston
William P. Baldwin

 William P. Baldwin assembled this extraordinary collection of ironwork designs. He presents ironwork creations with an artist's attention to detail, pointing out the oldest balcony on Broad Street, the blossom and peacock scrolls of city hall and many more hidden treasures.

978-1-59629-367-0
192 pp.
$14.99
Over 180 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
December 2007
Palmetto Predators: Monsters Among Us
Mark R. Jones

 Author and crime writer Mark Jones presents the stories-and criminal minds-of nine serial offenders who terrorized South Carolina during the latter part of the twentieth century, including the horrifying and tragic life of the state's most successful serial killer, Pee Wee Gaskins.

978-1-59629-396-0
96 pp.
$14.99

Publication Date:
December 2007
Parris Island: Once a Recruit, Always a Marine
Eugene Alvarez

 The United States Marine Corps unique recruit training is the very heart of the Corps. Drawn from the experience of former drill-instructor Eugene Alvarez and the first-hand accounts of dozens of recruits, these recollections shed light on the inner workings of a world-famous training program.

978-1-59629-292-5
160 pp.
$19.99
Over 30 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
July 2007
Peter Ashley
DuBose Heyward
Introduction by James M. Hutchisson
 A historical novel by renowned DuBose Heyward set in Charleston that follows young Peter Ashley as he returns from Oxford to find Charleston in the grips of the Civil War. Peter struggles against Southern ideals and expectations as he tries to pursue a literary career and not become involved in the conflict.

978-1-59629-036-5
384 pp.
$10.99

Publication Date:
November 2004
Plantation Between the Waters: A Brief History of Hobcaw Barony
Lee G. Brockington

 Plantation Between the Waters highlights the centuries of history surrounding Hobcaw Barony in captivating fashion. The historic images and thoughtful text provide an intimate glimpse into the lives of the people who have been connected to this unspoiled landscape for generations.

978-1-59629-106-5
160 pp.
$21.99
Over 190 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
April 2006
Proprietary Records of South Carolina Volume One: Abstracts of the Records of the Secretary of the Province, 1675-1695
Harriott Cheves Leland and Susan Baldwin Bates

 Gain insight into the inner workings of the fledgling colony through this compilation from the record book kept by the Secretary of the Province of South Carolina. Including estate records, ships’ manifests and apprenticeships, this collection offers previously inaccessible information to a wide audience.

978-1-59629-043-3
192 pp.
$24.99
10 Color Images

Publication Date:
June 2005
Proprietary Records of South Carolina Volume Three: Abstracts of the Records of the Surveyor General of the Province, Charles Towne 1678-1698
Susan Baldwin Bates
Harriott Cheves Leland
 This volume contains abstracts of the Charles Towne lot measurements made by the Surveyors General of the Province from 1678 to 1698. Transcribed, compiled and edited by two award-winning editors, Proprietary Records of South Carolina continues the standard of excellence set in the first two publications of this series.

978-1-59629-416-5
192 pp.
$26.99
Over 30 Pages of Illustrations

Publication Date:
November 2007
Proprietary Records of South Carolina, Volume Two: Abstracts of the Records of the Register of the Province, 1675–1696
Harriott Cheves Leland and Susan Baldwin Bates

 Featuring a compilation of abstracts pulled from the record book of the Register of the Province of South Carolina from 1675 to 1696, this book sheds light on the lives of the intrepid colonists who braved the harsh conditions of frontier life in seventeenth-century Carolina. An extremely useful research tool.

978-1-59629-128-7
224 pp.
$24.99
10 Color Images

Publication Date:
July 2006
Reflections of Rebellion: Hours with the Living Men and Women of the Revolution
Benson J. Lossing
Introduction by Michael C. Scoggins
 This classic collection of personal stories of life during the Revolution was published following Benson J. Lossing’s 1848 resolution to “seek and find such mementos of the great conflict for freedom and independence . . . before it should be too late.”

978-1-59629-030-3
160 pp.
$19.99
40 Original Line Drawings

Publication Date:
June 2005
Remembering Columbia, South Carolina: Capital City Chronicles
Miles Richards

 Columbia’s history is brimming with characters whose exploits have shaped and enriched the city’s colorful story. This collection reveals the intriguing—but lesser known—people and events in Columbia’s past. With a welcoming style, Richards shows why Columbia has earned a well deserved reputation as a history-rich Southern city.

978-1-59629-112-6
128 pp.
$19.99

Publication Date:
July 2006
Remembering Kingstree: The Collected Writings of Bessie Swann Britton
Linda W. Brown

 These spirited stories, told through the century-old writings of “Miss” Bessie Britton, recount the colorful and exciting small-town life of Kingstree. From childhood nostalgia to the turbulent World Wars, Miss Bessie’s writings recall the bygone days of Kingstree and are now collected for a new generation to enjoy.

978-1-59629-291-8
160 pp.
$19.99
Over 30 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
July 2007
Remembering South Carolina's Old Pendleton District
Hurley E. Badders

 With a warm, casual style, Hurley Badders shares the lively tales that make South Carolina’s Old Pendleton District a hotbed of history. Few regions of the Palmetto State can compare with the district’s rich past, and this