South Carolina History

	The History of Orangeburg, South Carolina CD From Its First Settlement to the Close of the Revolutionary War, 1702-1782 by A. S. Salley This searchable CD is viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader. Works with any computer. 572 scanned pages. $10.00

THE HISTORY OF COTTON By South Carolina Cotton Museum The History of Cotton includes sixty-one black-and-white and ten color photographs, many from the Cliff Smith Postcard Collection, to provide a visual record of cotton's role across America--particularly in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, California, and Massachusetts. ISBN 1-57864-295-7, $14.95 (pb) About the Author Located in Bishopville, South Carolina, the South Carolina Cotton Museum opened to the public in October 1994.

Lake Murray, Legend and Leisure Third Edition Written by Coy Bayne 160 pp. 1992. ISBN 0-939241-65-X Softcover $29.95**

HEALING SPRINGS: A History of the Springs and Surrounding Area by Raymond P. Boylston, Jr. The story of the springs, from the first time it burst the ground’s surface thousands of years ago to the present. More info. ..

THE HUNLEY by Mark K. Ragan More information

.IT HAPPENED SOUTH CAROLINA by J. Michael McLaughlin and Lee Davis Todman A collection of 30 action-packed stories from the long, colorful history of the Palmetto State. Stories range from its earliest colonial days through the American Revolution and the Civil War to the present day. From the tragic tale behind the ghostly Gray Man who warns Pawleys Island residents of impending hurricanes to the story behind the birth of the dance craze known the world over as "The Charleston," . Here you'll discover the escapades of "Gentleman Pirate" Stede Bonnett, who terrorized the coastline alongside the notorious Blackbeard. You'll also make the acquaintance of young Eliza Lucas, who changed the course of American history when she took charge of the family plantation at the tender age of sixteen. And you'll learn about the famous Haile Gold Mine, at one time the most successful producer of gold east of the Mississippi River.      In an easy-to-read style that is entertaining and informative, J. Michael McLaughlin and Lee Davis Todman recount some of the most captivating moments from South Carolina's history. Softcover, ISBN 13: 978-0-7627-2452-9; ISBN 10: 0-7627-2452-8 , $12.95**

• FROM STOLNOY TO SPARTANBURG: The Two Worlds of a Former Russian Princess by Marie Gagarine Softcover $16.95 More info...

  South Carolina: A Synoptic History for Laymen by Lewis P. Jones More info...

  SOUTH CAROLINA A History by Walter Edgar The authoritative source for the Palmetto State's dramatic history. More info...

  SOUTH CAROLINA ENCYCLOPEDIA Edited by Walter Edgar The definitive sourcebook for clear, concise information on all things South Carolinian.  More info...

  Blackbeard the Pirate, A Reappraisal of His Life and Times by Robert E. Lee A fascinating and authoritative study that reads like an exciting swashbuckler. Lee goes beyond the myths and the image Teach so carefully cultivated to reveal a new Blackbeard--infinitely more interesting as a man than as a legend. In the process, he has captured the spirit and character of a vanished age, "the golden age of piracy.264 pages appendixes,  bibliography, index  Softcover, ISBN 13: 978-0-89587-032-2; ISBN 10:  089587-032-0, $14.95

  SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE 1880s: A Gazetteer by John Hammond Moore Forty four articles from Charleston’s News and Courier which depict the growth and change that took place in the 1880s. More info... 342 pages. B/w photos. 1989. Sandlapper. Hardcover, ISBN 0-87844-069-0, $14.95

  STROM THURMOND, The Public Man by Joesph C. Ellers This biography of Senator Thurmond explores the colorful career of this individual whose ideas and actions have helped to shape Southern politics. Joe Ellers has been fortunate to work with and for the senator. In this book, Ellers presents a positive public evolution of Strom Thurmond and the South.  More info...

  DORN: Of the People, A Political Way of Life by William Jennings Bryan Dorn and Scott Derks A first-hand account of Congressman Dorn’s encounters with major political figures such as Presidents Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, and Richard Nixon. More info...

  THE LIFE OF GENERAL FRANCIS MARION by Brig. Gen. Peter Horry and Parson M. L. Weems General Francis Marion was a celebrated Partisan Officer in the Revolutionary War, against the British and Tories in South Carolina and Georgia. This biography, first published in 1824, was written by Peter Horry who served in Marion’s brigade as one of his most trusted officers during his guerilla campaigns. Horry gave his manuscript to Parsom Weems who fictionalized the account into a romantic biography. Weems and Horry together tell a tale of the man whose real life was as exciting as any adventure story. 254 pages. 2000. $9.95 Softcover ISBN 13: 978-0-89587-196-1; ISBN 10: 0-89587-196-3

  SOUTH CAROLINA DISPENSARY

  The Writings of Marion Salley, The Orangeburg Papers by Marion Salley (1885-1937) Miss Marion Salley was the Orangeburg correspondent for the Charleston News and Courier. Her articles featuring the history of the area first appeared in the News and Courier and then republished in the Orangeburg Times and Democrat.  1970. The Orangeburg County Historical and Genealogical Society. 78 pages. 6 x 9. Hardcover $19.95