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A comprehensive account of one of the most beautiful barrier islands on the South Atlantic coast - the Isle of Palms, South Carolina. The book describes the history of the island, located just above Charleston, from the days of the Seewee Indians through the ravages of Hurricane Hugo in 1989, and includes the island's association with many various topics, including pirate's treasure, the Confederate submarine, The Hunley, and Edgar Allen Poe. The book reads as a local's guide to life on the Island - both past and present - featuring such topics as beach-combing, local seafood, and near-by Charleston Harbor. 89 photographs. 108 pp.

About the Author
Philip G. Clarke, Jr. was educated at Wofford College and the University of the South. He served as an Episcopal priest for 34 years in churches in North and South Carolina. Mr. Clarke published his first book in 1976, Anglicanism in South Carolina 1660-1976. Since his retirement, he has served as chaplain for Holland America Cruise Line and has published three books, Isle of Palms; We Love Thy Place - Church of the Ascension, Seneca, South Carolina 1882-1982; and A Visitor's Guide to Historic Abbeville (SC). Mr. Clarke and his wife Anne are full-time residents of the Isle of Palms, a place they like to call "Our foretaste of Heaven."