South Carolina Books

this mini book was an informative and recent read. good to get if you are planning a vacation or relocating to atlanta area.

Ron Tagliapietra has done a great job of tracking down what must be almost every waterfall in the state of South Carolina. If you are a waterfall fanatic who wants to see every fall possible, this book is well worth the wait. Even if you are a casual fan, this book is full of useful information for finding those hidden gems.

A great review of South Carolina Low Country history through the trials and tribulations of some of its founding families. A great find for historians of the Low Country. All kinds of primary source documents and personal information of South Carolina residents over a three hundred year time span. Plantation owners, battles, sea captains, soldiers, generals, rebels, loyalists, colonists, farmers, doctors, disease, family squabbles, slaves, cities and towns are brought to life through the words of people who were actually there. Geography, climate, agriculture, economy, politics, it's all here. A gold mine for geneologists. Histories traced back to the kings and queens of England. Well indexed and referenced. A gem!

I purchased this map in preparation for a vacation trip to the Outer Banks, and I found it to be a fine reference. The size is ideal, and it shows ample detail to help first-time visitors find points of interest. I recommend it, as compared to a larger road map and the smaller maps provided with visitors' guides.

As new transplants to the Triangle area, we bought this map to keep in the car and the 4th Edition Street Map book to keep at home. It is easy to use and even had our new street on it (which I can't say for any of the online map services). Has an inset map of downtown Durham, but not downtown Chapel Hill. A little big for use in the car, but that's necessary for the amount of coverage and detail provided. Overall, highly recommended.

Compiled and written by Albert E. Sanders, Additions To The Pleistocene Mammal Faunas Of South Carolina, North Carolina, And Georgia is a scholarly and specialized paleontology study that systematically analyzes several dozen mammal specimens. Black-and-white photographs of fossilized evidence combine with a meticulously detailed text to make Additions To The Pleistocene Mammal Faunas Of South Carolina, North Carolina, And Georgia a welcome addition to Paleontology Studies reference shelves and reading list.

Mia Dery's Adventure Guide To The Triangle refers to North Carolina's Triangle area, who enjoy a range of outdoor activities from mountain and road biking to hiking and sea kayaking. Visitors and residents alike will find plenty of sports and outdoors-oriented suggestions, including clear directions and line maps for locating the area, difficulty ratings, and reviews of back roads and byways.

John Krapp's novel is extremely well written and luminous. I haven't seen an novel so well written since Dostoevsky's The Grand Inquisitor. Krapp is genius and should be praised for his exceptional accomplishments. I absolutely recommend this book and I hope it's not his last!

Each chapter is like taking a pleasant walk in an interesting place with a friend who is knowledgable and sharing but never didactic. The clear, clean writing flows smoothly and pleasantly thoughout.

Amelia makes the area come alive again through this book. She provides the balance needed in local history for African-Americans -- and respects the traditions which may soon be forgotten memories of past lives.

Her work focuses on two important parts of local history - the traditions in families living in Mars Bluff -- and the search for why tales of rice growing lives on in an area more than 150 miles from the "Low Country" and rice plantations of the old South Carolina. Both concepts are treated with respect while holding a scholarly approach to local history.

Amelia's work is something that may not be the same "fare" as Edward Ball's "Slaves in the Family" -- but its contribution to A-A genealogy, local history and preservation of oral traditions is extremely important. It is the foreword to any history of the Pee Dee area of South Carolina -- and should be treasured as a rare insight on the real lives of real people -- and the years that follow Reconstruction.