Bibliograph

Life histories of Edisto Island, South Carolina, interviews from the files of the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 to 1940, by Chalmers S. Murray and Margaret Wilkinson ; edited by Peter V. Andrews ; with preface, introduction, notes and author biographies by the editor

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Life histories of Edisto Island, South Carolina, interviews from the files of the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 to 1940, by Chalmers S. Murray and Margaret Wilkinson ; edited by Peter V. Andrews ; with preface, introduction, notes and author biographies by the editor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

mapsillustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Life histories of Edisto Island, South Carolina

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1041191603

Responsibility statement

by Chalmers S. Murray and Margaret Wilkinson ; edited by Peter V. Andrews ; with preface, introduction, notes and author biographies by the editor

Sub title

interviews from the files of the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 to 1940

Summary

"The people interviewed in this book lived on Edisto Island, South Carolina, one of the Sea Islands on the Atlantic Coast about 35 miles southwest of Charleston.... These life histories were written without the use of recording equipment. The interviewers took notes as people spoke and wrote the stories afterwards. Fictitious names were used for places and people. 'Edisto' was called 'Etiwan', for example. As a result, the stories are not true 'oral histories' as the term is used today. Despite these shortcomings, the stories offer glimpses into what life was like on Edisto Island from 1860 to 1940."--Page [4] of cover

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Etiwan and its people -- Memoirs of Eberson Murray -- WPA road -- Mistress of Magnolia Hall -- Fish, hominy and cotton -- Got to go crik -- Martha Joint, occasional servant -- Companionship on Etiwan -- About Chalmers S. Murray -- About Margaret Wilkinson -- About Peter V. Andrews, editor

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