Remembering Old Charleston

Author : Margaret M. R. Eastman
Publisher : American Chronicles
ISBN 13 : 9781596295599
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Remembering Old Charleston written by Margaret M. R. Eastman and published by American Chronicles. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These 'First Families' of Old Charleston- and others- are Lowcountry legends in their own right. Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman takes readers behind parlor doors on a journey from the patrician historical area south of Broad Street to the luxurious Sea Island plantations in an unusual collection of treasured family traditions that span the colony's founding to the mid-twentieth century.

Author : Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614235317
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hidden History of Old Charleston written by Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02-15 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Lowcountry's first recorded duel to old-fashioned summers at the 'hottest spot in town", these pages will captivate you with stories of people, events and places that have all but vanished from memory. Find out the real history behind some of Charleston's beloved mansions and learn about the early plantations and their owners. Join the authors as they relate the riots and romance, the preservation and politics - and even a ghost story - from Charleston's hidden history.

Author : Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625843542
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Remembering Old Charleston written by Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These 'First Families' of Old Charleston- and others- are Lowcountry legends in their own right. Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman takes readers behind parlor doors on a journey from the patrician historical area south of Broad Street to the luxurious Sea Island plantations in an unusual collection of treasured family traditions that span the colony's founding to the mid-twentieth century.

Author : Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 9781609492526
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Old Charleston Originals written by Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old Charleston Originals by prolific local author Margaret Eastman revives stories from the Holy City's incredible past. Preserved within these pages are tales from the swashbuckling early settlers, tales of the exclusive events thrown by Jockey Club, and the rise and fall of the maritime empire of George Alfred Trenholm, considered the inspiration for the legendary blockade runner Rhett Butler. Discover what caused a near massacre in the state house, how two determined Charleston ladies stopped a bulldozer, why a plantation home to be floated down the Cooper River and many more stories from Charleston's past.

Author : Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614236178
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hidden History of Civil War Charleston written by Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forgotten tales of Charleston's Civil War history have been collected into this new compendium for today's history lovers. In a city as old as Charleston, it's only natural for some stories to become less well-known over time, but the Palmetto State's history should never be forgotten entirely. Author Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman recounts some of Charleston's amazing Civil War stories that have faded from memory, including the shady story of how an association of Charleston elites conspired to push South Carolina toward secession in 1860, and the Stone Fleet of old whaling ships that were sunk in Charleston Harbor in an attempt to choke out Confederate blockade runners, as well as a cast of real-life characters such as Amarinthia Yates Snowden, William Richard Catheart, and Tom Lockwood, just to name a few.

Author : Stephanie E. Yuhl
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807876542
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Golden Haze of Memory written by Stephanie E. Yuhl and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2006-03-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charleston, South Carolina, today enjoys a reputation as a destination city for cultural and heritage tourism. In A Golden Haze of Memory, Stephanie E. Yuhl looks back to the crucial period between 1920 and 1940, when local leaders developed Charleston's trademark image as "America's Most Historic City." Eager to assert the national value of their regional cultural traditions and to situate Charleston as a bulwark against the chaos of modern America, these descendants of old-line families downplayed Confederate associations and emphasized the city's colonial and early national prominence. They created a vibrant network of individual artists, literary figures, and organizations--such as the all-white Society for the Preservation of Negro Spirituals--that nurtured architectural preservation, art, literature, and tourism while appropriating African American folk culture. In the process, they translated their selective and idiosyncratic personal, familial, and class memories into a collective identity for the city. The Charleston this group built, Yuhl argues, presented a sanitized yet highly marketable version of the American past. Their efforts invited attention and praise from outsiders while protecting social hierarchies and preserving the political and economic power of whites. Through the example of this colorful southern city, Yuhl posits a larger critique about the use of heritage and demonstrates how something as intangible as the recalled past can be transformed into real political, economic, and social power.

Author : Dorothy Middleton Anderson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625854072
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book St. Philip's Church of Charleston written by Dorothy Middleton Anderson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-04 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: St. Philip's Church was commissioned shortly after the Carolina colony was founded in 1670. Because the Church of England was the established church, St. Philip's tried to meet the spiritual needs of the early settlers and also was responsible for oversight of elections, education and social services in everything from healthcare to disaster relief. St. Philip's churchwardens and vestry enforced morality laws and levied taxes. The colony's first state funeral--that of Governor Robert Johnson--took place in the church, as did that of the controversial, one-time vice president, Senator John C. Calhoun. Buried in the churchyard are Founding Fathers, pirate hunters, war heroes, statesmen and even the unfortunate victim of a sensational murder. This book recounts the early years of St. Philip's Church, the people who walked its aisles and some of the early religious conflicts that shook the community. Authors Dorothy Middleton Anderson and Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman outline the fascinating history of the first church in the new colony.

Author : Quentin Bell
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0711239312
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Charleston written by Quentin Bell and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the heart of the Sussex Downs, Charleston Farmhouse is the most important remaining example of Bloomsbury decorative style, created by the painters Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. Quentin Bell, the younger son of Clive and Vanessa Bell, and his daughter Virghinia Nicholson, tell the story of this unique house, linking it with some of the leading cultural figures who were invited there, including Vanessa's sister Virginia Woolf, the writer Lytton Strachey, the economist Maynard Keynes and the art critic Roger Fry. The house and garden are portrayed through Alen MacWeeney's atmostpheric photographs; pictures from Vanessa Bell's family album convey the flavour of the household in its heyday.

Author : Charles Fraser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reminiscences of Charleston written by Charles Fraser and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mary Clark Coy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780985152659
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book To Hear Them Tell It written by Mary Clark Coy and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology portrays a collective consciousness shared by residents of a time when the city was very different than it is today. The literary image painted within its pages is drawn from the interviews of over two dozen Charlestonians whose recollections typify those of many residents of a time now faded - folks from nearly every section of the city, both Uptown and Downtown, from various neighborhoods and walks of life. Many readers will be native Charlestonians who remember and will be able to relate to much of what is within the pages. However, newcomers and visitors may enjoy learning about an earlier Charleston that has given way to a new identity.