Bibliograph

A brief history of James Island, jewel of the Sea Islands, Douglas W. Bostick

Type

Label

A brief history of James Island, jewel of the Sea Islands, Douglas W. Bostick

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-160)

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A brief history of James Island

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

234073752

Responsibility statement

Douglas W. Bostick

Sub title

jewel of the Sea Islands

Summary

In this engaging volume, local historian Douglas Bostick reveals the unacknowledged history of the second community in South Carolina, settled in 1671. Whether investigating prehistoric clues about Native American life before European settlement, detailing the history of agriculture and the reign of King Cotton, following armies from multiple wars or chronicling the triumph of equality on the greens of Charleston's Municipal Golf Course, Bostick tells the story of James Island as only a native son can. Join Bostick as he brings this small jewel of an island out of Charleston's shadow and into the light of its own rich, historic assets

Table Of Contents

Gathering at Three Trees -- James Towne -- Colonial James Island -- Master shipbuilder -- Hessians and mitered caps -- The snow of Southern summers -- To the salt or to the pines -- Evacuation of the island -- Capturing the Isaac P. Smith -- The angel of death -- James Islanders in the war -- Where's my mule? -- The Riding Committee -- The Lizzie B -- From potatoes to subdivisions -- The kolf baan -- Yellow roadsters and purple knickers -- The last of the great cotton planters

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