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A political biography of the first African American hero of the Civil War

A native of Beaufort, South Carolina, Robert Smalls was born into slavery but—through acts of remarkable courag…]]> Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:02:03 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3062139/The-Siege-of-Charleston-1861-1865
On April 12, 1861, Fort Sumter was fired on by the Confederate batteries located around the Charleston Harbor. Within thirty-four hours, the fort had surrendered. From that moment on, the reca…]]> Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:02:03 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3062822/Standing-On-Holy-Ground
A harrowing tale of how faith and friendship can surmount hate and violence

After a vicious hate crime destroyed St. John Baptist Church in Dixiana, South Carolina, in 1984, two courage…]]> Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:02:03 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3062905/Wade-Hampton-III
A fresh perspective of the iconic Southern planter turned soldier turned statesman

Providing the most balanced and comprehensive portrayal of Wade Hampton III to date, Robert K. Ackerma…]]> Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:02:03 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3062932/To-Make-This-Land-Our-Own
A case study in the social history of frontier town building set in the swamps of South Carolina

On the banks of the lower Savannah River, the military objectives of South Carolina offi…]]> Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:02:03 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3062257/Charleston-Blacksmith-revised-edition
Charleston Blacksmith is a guidebook to the beautiful ironwork of Charleston created by the historic city's best-known blacksmith, Philip Simmons. Simmons's mastery of the craft and his love f…]]> Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:02:03 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3062720/A-Gallant-Defense
A detailed account of the tactics, strategy, and grassroots galvanization in a pivotal Revolutionary War campaign

In 1779 Sir Henry Clinton and more than eight thousand British troops l…]]> Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:02:03 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3062853/South-Carolina-Scalawags
The first history of the efforts and fates of white Republicans during Reconstruction

South Carolina Scalawags tells the familiar story of Reconstruction from a mostly unfamiliar vantag…]]> Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:02:03 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3062646/Best-Companions
A look at nineteenth-century life through the eyes of a prominent mother and daughter

In the spring of 1839, Eliza Middleton (1815-1890), the youngest daughter of a wealthy South Caroli…]]> Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:02:03 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3063803/Heaven-Is-a-Beautiful-Place-second-edition
Born in 1928 in the small coastal town of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, Genevieve "Sister" Peterkin grew up with World War II bombing practice in her front yard, deep-sea fishing expeditions…]]> Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:02:03 -0800