View of South Carolina Statehouse from front right corner. Blue title and white author name in upper left. View of South Carolina Statehouse from front right corner. Blue title and white author name in upper left. View of South Carolina Statehouse from front right corner. Blue title and white author name in upper left.

Size: 5.5 x 8.5
Pages: 166
Illustrations: 7 b&w halftones

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South Carolina History & Culture

The Concise Guide to South Carolina State Government

Vincent Sheheen

Paperback
978-1-64336-643-2
Published: Dec 4 2025

$16.99

Hardcover
978-1-64336-601-2
Published: Dec 4 2025

$54.99

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978-1-64336-644-9
Published: Dec 4 2025

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978-1-64336-644-9
Published: Dec 4 2025

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An insider's guide to the government of the Palmetto State

Former South Carolina state senator Vincent Sheheen provides an engaging and accessible overview of the history and structures of the state's government with the insight that only someone who has walked the corridors of the State House in Columbia can provide. Throughout, profiles of key figures such as Solomon Blatt (the first Jewish speaker of the house) and Jean Hoefer Toal (the first woman to serve on the SC Supreme Court and as chief justice) animate the text. For elected officials, government professionals, teachers, students, and political junkies, The Concise Guide to South Carolina State Government is the essential nonpartisan place to learn why the Palmetto State works the way it does.





Published with the generous support of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, a law firm proudly serving the needs of business and government across South Carolina.

Vincent Sheheen is mayor of Camden, SC; an attorney; and a former state senator. He cohosts the podcast Bourbon in the Back Room.