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Charleston curiosities : stories of the tragic, heroic, and bizarre / Michael Coker.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: Charleston, SC : History Press, 2008.Description: 159 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781596295117
  • 1596295112
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 975.7/915
LOC classification:
  • 002 F 279 C682c 2008
Online resources:
Contents:
The invasion of Charles Town, 1706 The Stono Rebellion, 1739 Elizabeth Timothy : the first female newspaper publisher in the United States The other battle of Fort Moultrie : Colonel Thomson's defense of Breach Inlet The execution of Isaac Hayne, August 4, 1781 The battle of Parker's Ferry, 1781 In broad daylight : the murder of Dr. David Ramsay The attempted Booth assassination, 1838 Osceola : Seminole warrior, casualty of war The strange afterlife of John C. Calhoun Secession, 1860 To take Charleston : the battle of Secessionville David versus Goliath, 1863 The battle of Honey Hill The fall of Fort Sumter, 1865 The Charleston dance craze William Deas : inventor of she-crab soup
Summary: In "Charleston Curiosities: Stories of the Tragic, Heroic and Bizarre," South Carolina Historical Society's Michael Coker describes several centuries worth of little-known wonders from the Holy City
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Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 002 F 279 C682c 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000199796

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The invasion of Charles Town, 1706
The Stono Rebellion, 1739
Elizabeth Timothy : the first female newspaper publisher in the United States
The other battle of Fort Moultrie : Colonel Thomson's defense of Breach Inlet
The execution of Isaac Hayne, August 4, 1781
The battle of Parker's Ferry, 1781
In broad daylight : the murder of Dr. David Ramsay
The attempted Booth assassination, 1838
Osceola : Seminole warrior, casualty of war
The strange afterlife of John C. Calhoun
Secession, 1860
To take Charleston : the battle of Secessionville
David versus Goliath, 1863
The battle of Honey Hill
The fall of Fort Sumter, 1865
The Charleston dance craze
William Deas : inventor of she-crab soup

In "Charleston Curiosities: Stories of the Tragic, Heroic and Bizarre," South Carolina Historical Society's Michael Coker describes several centuries worth of little-known wonders from the Holy City

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