South Carolina Books

Doris Betts has written a group of stories peopled with all of us. Faced with their own "ordinariness," and their recognition of what they could be if only they knew how to get there from here, Doris Betts' characters charm us and break our hearts. Ms. Betts has done it again; she does it every time. Brava!

This is a bitter-sweet book that should go far in convincing people of all races of the existence of a cadre of educated and capable progressive Black people in South Carolina during reconstruction. The sadness is that the white power structure extinguished this at the end of Reconstuction with a segregated Jim Crow society unseen before in South Carolina. This book will go far to extinguish the myth of crude unschooled Blacks manipulated by northern carpetbaggers to "rule" the state after the Civil War. The African-Americans who were able to gain a foothold on the American Dream during this period were to become the nucleus of the civil rights movemement in the US. Given a less pig headed white power structure, racial tensions of the past century might have been avoided.

I highly recommend this book to any wildflower enthusiasts in the region. A great addition to anyone's reference library.

This book is amazing and has wonderful information. This book is one of the best I have read in a long time, it provided me plenty of information. This book is entertaining and informing. I would reccommend this book for anyone doing a research paper or for anyone in particular wanting to read a really good book.

Mr. Schlesinger is cogent and to the point. The best attack on multicultural agendas there is--from an intellectual giant. Short enough to be read in one sitting. Unfortunately, America's public schools and their hyper-ethnic curriculums will never catch on. Jesse Jackson only wishes that he could refute Schlesinger's wisdom.

Michael Hardy has given us an excellent look at the people who helped to shape Avery County, North Carolina. His compilation of historical photographs with well written descriptions is a "must have" for anyone who has Western North Carolina roots, or who enjoys learning more about Appalachian culture.

Anyone living in the Southeast (Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee) will find this travel book to be a practical and useful tool. The author, Eleanor Berman, pairs seasonal activities and local attractions with various locales. For me, this opened my eyes to the many enjoyable short trips my family and I can take without going too far from home. The book contains telephone numbers, driving directions and suggestions for accommodations and restaurants that I likely would never have discovered on my own. My family and I have stayed in several of the book's recommended bed and breakfasts and have been delighted. I keep this book handy to refer to for travel ideas. I reccommend it highly as a thorough and "user friendly" guide to travel in the Southeast.

This book brings back a lot of memories for me from my native state. Very Informative.

This is one of the best Civil War novels I've ever read. I couldn't wait to finish it

Since I live in the Hobcaw Barony area, it was with special interest that I read this book. Not much has been written about Belle Baruch, though her father Bernard is well documented in print. It was a fascinating look at Belle's life and the period. Often, nonfiction books of a historical nature are dry and tedious to read, but this one reads like a novel. Miller spent many years immersing herself in her subject, and it shows. And she doesn't shy away from the difficult questions surrounding her subject, but rather tackles them head-on. It was a joy to read, and I heartily recommend it here. If you live in this coastal area, be sure to visit Hobcaw Barony, which will add a special dimension to your enjoyment of this book.