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May 2008 Events


True Stories from a Lowcountry Cop
Reggie Sharpe
Charleston, SC
Barnes and Noble
May 3 from 4 to 7 pm
Gaston County, North Carolina: A Brief History
Rita Wehunt Black
Dallas, NC
Gaston County Museum
May 4, from 3 to 4 pm
True Stories of Black South Carolina
Damon Fordham
Myrtle Beach, SC
Barnes and Noble
May 10 at 12 pm
Chatham Sea Captains in the Age of Sail
Gerry Nickerson
Chatham MA
Yellow Umbrella Books
May 10 from 1 to 3 pm
The Circular Church: Three Centuries of Charleston History
Joanne Calhoun
Charleston SC
Barnes and Noble, Mt. Pleasant
May 10 at 2 pm
On Sherman's Trail: The Civil War's North Carolina Climax
Jim Wise
Durham NC
The Regulator Bookstore
May 10 at 3 pm
A History of Chesapeake, Virginia
Raymond Harper
Chesapeake, VA
Barnes and Noble
May 10 from 2 to 4 pm
Ghost Stories of St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Pinellas County: Tales from a Haunted Peninsula
Deborah Frethem
Clearwater FL
Barnes and Noble
May 10 at 1 pm
The Charleston & Hamburg: A South Carolina Railroad & an American Legacy
Tom Fetters
Charleston, SC
Waldenbooks
May 10 from 11 am to 1 pm
Edisto Island Vol. 1 & 2
Charles Spencer
Edisto Island, SC
EIDHS
May 12 at 6:30 pm
Edisto Island Vol. 1 & 2
Charles Spencer
Edisto Island, SC
The Village at Summerville
May 13 at 3 pm
Edisto Island Vol. 1 & 2
Charles Spencer
Edisto Island, SC
Walteboro Library
May 14 at 5:30 pm
Edisto Island Vol. 1 & 2
Charles Spencer
Edisto Island, SC
Edisto Library
May 15 at 6 pm
North Carolina Tobacco: A History
Billy Yeargin
Smithfield, NC
Johnston County Heritage
May 17 at 10 am
The Historic Oakland Cemetery of Atlanta: Speaking Stones
Cathy Kaemmerlen
Woodstock, GA
Fox Tale Books
May 17, 1 pm
Edisto Island Vol. 1 & 2
Charles Spencer
Edisto Island, SC
Barnes and Noble, West Ashley
May 17 from 1-3 pm
Edisto Island Vol. 1 & 2
Charles Spencer
Edisto Island, SC
Waldenbooks
May 17 from 4 to 6 pm

The Cape Cod Canal: Breaking Through the Bared and Bended Arm
Jack Conway
Hyannis, MA
Barnes and Noble
May 22 at 6:30 pm

Fredericksburg, Virginia: Eclectic Histories for the Curious Reader
Ted Kamieniak
Fredricksburg, VA
Borders
May 24 at 2 pm
Long-Ago Stories of the Eastern Cherokee
Lloyd Arneach
Cherokee, NC
Museum of the Cherokee Indian
May 24 from 11 am to 2 pm
The Morris Island Lighthouse: Charleston's Maritime Beacon
Doug Bostick
Charleston, SC
Waldenbooks
May 30 from 2 to 6 pm
The Civil War in Loudoun County, Virginia: A History of Hard Times
Steve Meserve
Sterling, VA
Borders
May 31 at 11 am
A Guide to Historic New Haven, Connecticut
Colin Caplan
New Haven, CT
Atticus Books
May 31 from 12 to 2 pm
A Guide to Historic Nashville
Jim Hoobler
Nashville, TN
Elder's Bookshop
May 31 from 1 to 3 pm
Cape Cod Canal & Cape Cod Shore Whaling
Jack Conway & Duncan Oliver
Chatham, MA
Yellow Umbrella Books
May 31 from 1 to 3 pm
The Circular Church: Three Centuries of Charleston History
Joanne Calhoun
Charleston, SC
Waldenbooks
May 31 from 1 to 3 pm