uscpress.com - South Carolina History & Culture https://uscpress.com/ Court-Martial at Parris Island https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017115/Court-Martial-at-Parris-Island
The definitive account of a tragic episode in U.S. Marine Corps history and its aftermath

On the night of April 8, 1956, marine drill instructor Matthew McKeon led Platoon 71 on a force…]]>
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Heaven Is a Beautiful Place, second edition https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017945/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…]]>
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Stono https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017078/Stono
A sourcebook for understanding an uprising that continues to incite historical debate

In the fall of 1739, as many as one hundred enslaved African and African Americans living within tw…]]>
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The Siege of Charleston, 1861-1865 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4016527/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…]]>
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South Carolina and the American Revolution https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017015/South-Carolina-and-the-American-Revolution
An assessment of critical battles on the southern front that led to American independence

An estimated one-third of all combat actions in the American Revolution took place in South Car…]]>
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Charleston Blacksmith, revised edition https://uscpress.com/book-post/4016647/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…]]>
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South Carolina, revised edition https://uscpress.com/book-post/4016575/South-Carolina-revised-edition
The Federal Writers Project creates an image of South Carolina of years past

All of us, at one time or another, have had a strong desire to be able to get into a time machine and be tra…]]>
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Gate of Hell https://uscpress.com/book-post/4016708/Gate-of-Hell
A graphic recreation of the battle made famous by the movie Glory

Known for sharply affecting the Civil War's outcome, the Charleston campaign of 1863 included the Battle for Battery Wa…]]>
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The Bell Tower and Beyond https://uscpress.com/book-post/4016994/The-Bell-Tower-and-Beyond
Noted historian-cum-university president genially shares his discoveries

When David Emory Shi, a leading historian and writer, left the classrooms of Davidson College for the president'…]]>
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Blackways of Kent https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017149/Blackways-of-Kent
An account from a participant-observer of African American life in a small Southern town prior to the civil rights eras

The Kent Trilogy, consisting of Blackways of Kent (1955), Millway…]]>
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