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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…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 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…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 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…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 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…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 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…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 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…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 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…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 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…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 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'…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 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…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700