South Carolina Books

The Gould South Caroling Criminal Law And Motor Vehicle Handbook is a Must-Have for all Law Enforcement officers, as well as Law students, Judges, Lawers, or those just interested in the law. Availible in either loose leaf or bound editions updated yearly, is a much needed "At Hand" for cops on the street or those who just need a handy quick reference to the most used laws, statutes and codes of South Carolina. Easy to use with quick reference guide, and statute code numbered sections.

Every Law Enforcement Officer on the street should have an up to date Gould S.C. Law Handbook in thier patrol car, and in court.

An invaluable resource for collectors of South Carolina dispensary bottles from both a historical perspective and as a resource for the many variations of containers the system produced. This compilation contains an overview of the history of the system including the colorful creator (Gov. Tillman) and the events leading to and following the "whiskey rebellion". It recounts an interesting time in South Carolina history when prohibitionist compromises helped to create one of the most corrupt government-run businesses of the time. The dispensary idea was sold as both a means to control the flow of alcohol and raise revenue for the state education fund...an interesting parallel as South Carolina currently embarks on building support for a state run lottery, also "to improve education".

I highly recommend this book. The photographs are absolutely beautiful and are printed clear, crisp and with excellent resolution. Being new to South Carolina it was the perfect book to give me ideas of places to visit throughout the state. The book has photos of the entire state, from the mountains to the coast and includes informative captions providing information about the many locations covered. It is much better than several travel guides I purchased as the travel guides generally have small, low quality, low resolution photographs. In summary, if your looking for a book to give you ideas of travel destinations throughout South Carolina, or just want it to enjoy the beautiful photographs, you won't be disappointed.

Edward Lee and Ron Chepesiuk collaborate to compile Confederate experiences recorded in letters and diaries in their superbly history, South Carolina In The Civil War. Seventeen accounts provide us insights into the lives of a Confederate spy, a German immigrant, the voices of ordinary women, and common men whose love for their state led them to risk their lives and liberties in its defense during the harrowing years of the American civil war. Highly recommended for academic collections and Civil War buffs, the informative, engaging text is enhanced with photographs of many of the contributors, along with maps placing events in context.

My wife and I were loaned a copy of this book from a neighbor - good book for folks who have recently moved to SC - gives us something to plan and look forward to come the nicer weather.

Must have for someone who lived in Camden, SC. Great to look at the post cards and see how the town has grown.

Tom Blagden is an incredibly gifted photographer who has graced us with yet another special little piece of South Carolina magic. Each photograph is more beautiful than the last. He captures images that make me wish I could get up with the sun, and go to bed when the moon is high in the sky....

Exciting book.mentions our ggggg uncle..as an early outlaw :) wonderful stories of South Carolina in the 18th Century.. wow.!!

Oftentimes when the WPA slave narratives are put in paperback form for the masses, we get watered down, heavily edited, politically correct versions. Here we have the real, raw and uncut stuff-the SC slave narratives exactly as they were written in 1937. This book only contains a small amount of the narratives from SC, but it is good and powerful, especially Augustus Ladson's interview with ex-slave Henry Brown (since Ladson was one of the few Black interviewers, the ex-slaves tend to be a bit more frank in their recollections with him-compare this to Henry Brown's interview with a white female interviewee earlier in the book).

But overall, this series is the best of the slave narrative paperbacks that are currently on the market. If you want to hear history directly from those who expereinced it, get this!

A delightful addition to S.C. upcountry history,and with interesting additions to arcane stories of the period. This tome has much to be remembered for.