uscpress.com - Architecture & Engineering https://uscpress.com/ Creating the South Caroliniana Library https://uscpress.com/book-post/3061535/Creating-the-South-Caroliniana-Library
The South Caroliniana Library, located on the historic Horseshoe of the University of South Carolina campus in Columbia, is one of the premier research archives and special collections reposit…]]>
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Jewish Sanctuary in the Atlantic World https://uscpress.com/book-post/3061154/Jewish-Sanctuary-in-the-Atlantic-World
A cultural and architectural history of Judaism as it expanded and took root in the Atlantic world

Jewish Sanctuary in the Atlantic World is a unique blend of cultural and architectural…]]>
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The Market Preparation of Carolina Rice https://uscpress.com/book-post/3061174/The-Market-Preparation-of-Carolina-Rice
The first book to illustrate and describe the implements and machines used to prepare Carolina rice for overseas markets

Richard Dwight Porcher, Jr., eminent field biologist and lowcoun…]]>
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At Home in the Heart of the Horseshoe https://uscpress.com/book-post/3061399/At-Home-in-the-Heart-of-the-Horseshoe
A pictorial and narrative tour of a historic landmark at the center of the university's original campus

The University of South Carolina was founded in 1801 on a modest parcel of land n…]]>
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Grave Landscapes https://uscpress.com/book-post/3061411/Grave-Landscapes
Growing urban populations prompted major changes in graveyard location, design, and use

During the Industrial Revolution people flocked to American cities. Overcrowding in these areas l…]]>
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The Power of the Plan https://uscpress.com/book-post/3061480/The-Power-of-the-Plan
The history and future of the unique partnership between the City of Columbia and the University of South Carolina

State universities are more than just places of higher learning, more…]]>
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The Shell Builders https://uscpress.com/book-post/3061547/The-Shell-Builders
Beaufort, South Carolina, is well known for its historical architecture, but perhaps none is quite as remarkable as those edifices formed by tabby, sometimes called coastal concrete, comprisin…]]>
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Charleston Renaissance Man https://uscpress.com/book-post/3061585/Charleston-Renaissance-Man
A study of the life, work, and extraordinary influence of an innovative architect

Albert Simons came of age during the vibrant years of the Charleston Renaissance in the early twentieth…]]>
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The Santee Canal https://uscpress.com/book-post/3061549/The-Santee-Canal
A history of one of America's earliest canals and its impact on the people of the South Carolina Lowcountry

Completed in 1800, the Santee Canal provided the first inland navigation rout…]]>
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Historic Canals & Waterways of South Carolina https://uscpress.com/book-post/3060971/Historic-Canals-Waterways-of-South-Carolina
The first history of the canal boom that revolutionized transportation in the Palmetto State

South Carolina's first transportation revolution was the development of a network of canals…]]>
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