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Africans in America, America's Journey through Slavery

Africans in America, America's Journey through Slavery


by Charles Johnson | Patricia Smith | WBGH Series Research Team

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 512 PAGES

A powerful collaborative effort that paints a vivid picture of the history of slavery in America, and celebrates the brave Africans who managed to preserve their heritage as they endured so many hardships. (USS53, $38.95)

AIA Guide to the Architecture of Atlanta


by Isabelle Gournay | Paul Beswick

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER

A neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide. (USS336, $24.95)

Atlanta 1864, Last Chance for the Confederacy


by Richard M. McMurry

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 254 PAGES

A short, but thorough analysis of the Union victory in Atlanta. (WAR14, $17.95)

Battle Cry of Freedom, The Civil War Era

Battle Cry of Freedom, The Civil War Era


by James McPherson

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 904 PAGES

A comprehensive, vivid history of the Civil War, its genesis, battles, politics and personalities from the war with Mexico to Appomattox. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the book may be 900 pages long but it reads like a good novel. (USS37, $19.95)

The Beloved Invader


by Eugenia Price

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

The third novel in Price's popular St. Simon's Trilogy. (USS91, $16.95)

The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession

The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession


by Mark Obmascik

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

Friday, October 14 sees the opening of David Frankel's The Big Year, the most unlikely Hollywood movie of the season. Who would have thought that Jack Black, Steve Martin and Owen Wilson would star in a movie about ... birding. The movie is based on Mark Obmascik's utterly compelling account of a three-way race (roofing contractor, tycoon, software nerd) to see the most birds in a year. (BRD29, $15.00)

The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife

The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife


by Christopher W. Leahy | Gordon Morrison

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 1072 PAGES

A handsome, fully illustrated survey of the birds of North America, organized A to Z, covering birds, bird biology, conservation and birdwatching. (NAM21, $19.95)

Black Rice: The African Origins of Rice Cultivation in the Americas


by Judith Ann Carney

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 288 PAGES

An academic study of the origins and practice of rice cultivation in the antebellum South. (USS228, $45.00)

The Carolina Rice Kitchen, The African Connection


by Karen Hess | Robert M. Weir

  • FOOD
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

A social history of rice and rice cooking in South Carolina (USS226, $19.95)

Charleston, South Carolina (Black America Series)


by John W. Meffert | Sherman Pyatt | Avery Research Center

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 127 PAGES

A photographic collection of African American life in Charleston, South Carolina. (USS144, $21.99)

The Children of Pride, A True Story of Georgia and the Civil War (Abridged)


by Robert Manson Myers | Charles Colcock Jones, Jr.

  • HISTORY
  • 1987
  • PAPER

Collected letters drawn from residents of plantations. (USS270, $60.00)

Classic Atlanta, Landmarks of the Atlanta Spirit


by Van J. Martin | William Robert Mitchell

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1991
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES

A quick tour of Atlanta. (USS328, $60.00)

Classic Savannah: History, Houses and Gardens


by William Robert Mitchell | Van J. Martin

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1991
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES

A quick tour of Savannah, focusing on its sumptuous architecture. (USS269, $35.00)

The Complete Stories


by Flannery O'Connor

  • LITERATURE
  • 1971
  • PAPER
  • 555 PAGES

Named the best work of fiction in the 60-year history of the National Book Award, these 31 remarkable stories reveal O'Connor's lively, penetrating talent, showing the "shock," and the "hell" of O'Connor's "Christ-haunted" South. (USS255, $18.00)

Confederate Charleston, An Illustrated History of the City and the People During the Civil War

Confederate Charleston, An Illustrated History of the City and the People During the Civil War


by Robert Rosen

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • HARD COVER
  • 181 PAGES

A lavishly illustrated history of Charleston during the civil war, this is an illuminating portrait of the times, the war, and, of course, the great city. (USS11, $39.95)

Cruising Guide to Coastal South Carolina and Georgia


by Claiborne S. Young

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 502 PAGES

A comprehensive guide for sailors with navigational data, maps and charts, practical information, and regional history. Fifth edition. (USE349, $26.95)

Down by the Riverside: A South Carolina Slave Community


by Charles Joyner

  • HISTORY
  • 1986
  • PAPER
  • 345 PAGES

A scholarly cultural history of life on the plantations of the South Carolina low country. (USS227, $25.00)

Drums and Shadows, Survival Studies Among the Georgia Coastal Negroes


by Georgia Writers' Project | Charles Joyner | Malcolm Bell

  • HISTORY
  • 1986
  • PAPER
  • 274 PAGES

A reprint of a collection of interviews with slaves and descendents of slaves. (USS268, $22.95)

Eastern Seashore Life, Rhode Island to Georgia


by Raymond Leung | James Kavanaugh

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2001
  • PLASTIC CARD

A fold-out, pocket-size guide illustrating almost 150 species of seashore critters. (USE231, $5.95)

Fanny Kemble's Civil Wars


by Catherine Clinton

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 302 PAGES

A biography ofactress and abolitionist Frances Anne Kemble. (USS266, $24.99)

Fanny Kemble's Journals


by Frances Anne Kemble | Catherine Clinton

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A condensed volume of the journals of Frances Anne Kemble. (USS267, $16.95)

From Slavery to Freedom, A History of African Americans


by John Hope Franklin

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 742 PAGES

A classic history of the African American experience. (USA39, $75.00)

Gardens of Historic Charleston


by James R. Cothran

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1995
  • HARD COVER
  • 177 PAGES

A photographic tour and history of Charleston's most treasured gardens. (USS309, $39.95)

Gate of Hell: Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863


by Stephen Wise

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 312 PAGES

An accurate, detailed account of the Union attack on Fort Sumter and Charleston. (WAR108, $29.95)

The Georgia Coast, Waterways and Islands


by Nancy Schwalbe Zydler | Tom Zydler

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 406 PAGES

A boater's guide to Georgia's coast. (USS273, $39.95)

Georgia Map


by Rand McNally Maps

  • MAP

A detailed road map of the state of Georgia, at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (USS62, $4.95)

Ghosts of the Confederacy: Defeat, the Lost Cause and the Emergence of the New South, 1865-1913


by Gaines M. Foster

  • HISTORY
  • 1989
  • PAPER

A social history of Southern attitudes in the wake of the Civil War. (USS220, $40.00)

God, Dr. Buzzard, and the Bolito Man: A Saltwater Geechee Talks about Life on Sapelo Island

God, Dr. Buzzard, and the Bolito Man: A Saltwater Geechee Talks about Life on Sapelo Island


by Cornelia Walker Bailey

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 334 PAGES

An evocative memoir from a native of Sapelo Island, which gives a glimpse into the Geechee (or Gullah) heritage of the region. Cornelia Walker Bailey does more than tell her story, she tells the story of a nearly forgotten people. (USS77, $16.00)

Golf Course Wildlife, Southeast Coast (North Carolina to Northern Florida)


by Raymond Leung | James Kavanaugh

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2000
  • PLASTIC CARD

A quick-reference fold-out guide, featuring illustrations of almost 150 species. (USS216, $5.95)

Gullah Home Cooking the Daufuskie Way


by Sallie Ann Robinson

  • FOOD
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 170 PAGES

Robinson, who grew up on Daufuskie island, combines memoir, cultural portrait and recipes. (USS358, $19.95)

Gullah People and the Their African Heritage


by William S. Pollitzer

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 344 PAGES

A history and portrait of the distinctive Gullah culture of South Carolina's Sea islands. (USS357, $44.95)

Hoppin' John's Lowcountry Cooking


by John Martin Taylor

  • FOOD
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 348 PAGES

A cookbook and celebration of South Carolina cuisine. (USS225, $20.95)

Images of America: Charleston, an Album From the Collection of the Charleston Museum


by Mary Moore Jacoby | John W. Meffert

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A photographic collection reflecting the daily life in turn-of-the-century Charleston, South Carolina. (USS143, $18.99)

Insight Guide Old South

Insight Guide Old South


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 360 PAGES

An illustrated overview of the Old South with essays on its attractions, history and culture. (USS04, $22.95)

The Intracoastal Waterway, Norfolk to Miami

The Intracoastal Waterway, Norfolk to Miami


by Jan and Bill Moeller

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

A spiral-bound, mile-by-mile guide to the Intracoastal Waterway intended for sailors. (USS30, $19.95)

James Edward Oglethorpe


by Joyce Blackburn

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 184 PAGES

A short biography of the founder of the first colony in Georgia. (USS292, $9.95)

James Edward Oglethorpe


by Joyce Blackburn

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 184 PAGES

A short biography of the founder of the first colony in Georgia. (USS292, $9.95)

The Jekyll Island Cottage Colony


by June Hall McCash

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 352 PAGES

An illustrated examination of the cottages built by the members of the Jekyll Island Club. (USS76, $45.00)

The Jewish Community of Savannah


by Valerie Frey | Kaye Kole

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A history of Jewish life in Savannah, Georgia. (USS314, $21.99)

Journal of a Residence on a Georgia Plantation in 1838-1839

Journal of a Residence on a Georgia Plantation in 1838-1839


by Frances Anne Kemble

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1984
  • PAPER
  • 415 PAGES

The journal of abolitionist Frances Anne Kemble. (USS88, $24.95)

Journal of a Visit to the Georgia Islands of St. Catherines, Green, Ossabaw, Sapelo, St. Simons, Jekyll, and Cumberland


by Jonathan Bryan | Virginia Steele Wood | Mary R. Bullard | Louis DeVries

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1996
  • HARD COVER
  • 112 PAGES

An account of an 18th-century boat journey down the Georgia coast. (USS83, $24.95)

Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand

Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand


by Kenn Kaufman

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

Kaufman's absorbing account of coming-of-age as a Wichita teenager on the road in 1973 with a summer's pay in his pocket and the goal of seeing as many birds as he could in a year. (BRD27, $14.95)

Ladies, Women, and Wenches: Choice and Constraint in Antebellum Charleston and Boston


by Jane H. Pease | William H. Pease

  • HISTORY
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 218 PAGES

This comparative history juxtaposes the lives of women in pre-Civil War Boston and Charleston. (USS333, $31.95)

Lighthouse


by Eugenia Price

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 343 PAGES

The first novel in the popular St. Simon's Trilogy. (USS89, $16.95)

Literary Charleston, A Lowcountry Reader

Literary Charleston, A Lowcountry Reader


by Curtis Worthington | Louis D. Rubin, Jr.

  • LITERATURE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 382 PAGES

A lovingly edited anthology of writing about Charleston, arranged chronologically and including heavyweights such as Henry James and Edgar Allen Poe, as well as less known writers. (USS18, $16.95)

Literary Savannah

Literary Savannah


by Patrick Allen

  • LITERATURE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 283 PAGES

An anthology of fiction and non-fiction set in Savannah, portraying the city, its people and culture. With contributions by Henry James, Margaret Mitchell, and Flannery O'Connor. (USS20, $16.95)

Looking for Atlanta


by Marilyn Dorn Staats

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

A touching and often humorous portrait of a middle age woman from Atlanta reassessing her life. (USS337, $12.95)

Lowcountry, The Natural Landscape

Lowcountry, The Natural Landscape


by Tom Bladgen

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 104 PAGES

Nature photographer Tom Bladgen's portfolio of the southern low country, capturing the swamps, marshes, forests, beaches and islands in evocative color images. (USS274, $49.95)

Major Butler's Legacy, Five Generations of a Slaveholding Family


by Malcolm Bell

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 702 PAGES

The history of a slave owning family from the Revolutionary War to the 20th century. (USS87, $32.95)

Mammals of North America

Mammals of North America


by Roland W. Kays | Don E. Wilson

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

Fully revised, this second edition covers 462 mammals found throughout the United States and Canada. With 112 color plates, range maps and concise descriptive information. (NAM11, $19.95)

Masters of Small Worlds


by Stephanie McCurry

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 344 PAGES

This study of the South Carolina Low Country focuses on the complex domestic relations within the yeoman household in plantation society. An all-encompassing look at race, class, gender, and religion. (USS105, $29.95)

Middle Passage

Middle Passage


by Charles Johnson

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

Winner of the National Book Award, this historical novel, set in 1830, is the richly imagined tale of a recently freed slave in New Orleans who signs aboard a square-rigger bound for Africa. (ATL02, $15.00)

My Father's People, A Family of Southern Jews


by Louis Decimus Rubin

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 139 PAGES

A vivid and powerful family history. (USS315, $25.95)

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America


by Jon Dunn

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

From Alaska to Baja California, Nova Scotia and Florida, this guide is the veteran's choice for birding anywhere in the United States. Tabbed for easy access, the color range maps in this sixth edition are outstanding. (FG09, $27.95)

Native Universe, Voices of Indian America


by Clifford E. Trafzer

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

This sumptuously illustrated cultural history, written exclusively by Native Americans, is published in celebration of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. (USA95, $22.00)

New Moon Rising


by Eugenia Price

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

The second novel in Price's popular St. Simon's Trilogy. (USS90, $16.95)

Personal Memoirs, Ulysses S. Grant


by Ulysses S. Grant

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 674 PAGES

A remarkable (and big) account of a rich life, from a poor boy on the frontier to a great general and president, written by Grant on his deathbed -- and originally edited by none other than Mark Twain. (USS33, $17.00)

The Planter's Prospect, Privilege and Slavery in Plantation Paintings


by John Michael Vlach

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

This scholarly book offers illustrations and analysis of plantation paintings from 1800 to the 1930s. (USS352, $36.95)

A Portion of the People, Three Hundred Years of Southern Jewish Life


by Theodore Rosengarten | Dale Rosengarten

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 288 PAGES

An exhibition catalog by the Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina. (USS318, $34.95)

Portrait of an Island


by Mildred Teal | John Teal

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 184 PAGES

A natural history of Sapelo Island, written in the 1950s. (USS79, $17.95)

Praying for Sheetrock


by Melissa Fay Greene

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 335 PAGES

The story of Georgia's McIntosh County in the 1970s, and the struggle for civil rights, led by a passionate African American man. An engaging, eye-opening account of race relations in the South. (USS86, $14.00)

Rehearsal for Reconstruction, the Port Royal Experiment


by Willie Lee Rose

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

A sweeping tale of change in the Sea Islands from capture by the Union in 1861 through Reconstruction. (USS359, $24.95)

Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories


by Ronald J. Drez | David Eisenhower

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 64 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

An engaging and well-constructed history of the D-Day invasion for readers in grades 5 to 8, complete with anecdotes from soldiers, black-and-white photographs and plenty of historical information. (USA96, $17.95)

Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul

Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul


by Scott Weidensaul

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

An eye-opening trek in the footsteps of conservation pioneers Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher, whose 1953 journey across America resulted in the classic Wild America. (USA123, $16.00)

Robert E. Lee


by Roy Blount, Jr.

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES

A lively short biographical essay in the excellent Penguin Lives series, matching writers and subjects. (USS377, $19.95)

Row upon Row, Sea Grass Baskets of the South Carolina Lowcountry


by Dale Rosengarten

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 72 PAGES

An illustrated survey. (USS361, $15.00)

Sapelo's People: A Long Walk into Freedom


by William S. McFeely

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

A history of the people of Georgia's Sapelo Island. (USS78, $17.95)

Savannah Style, Mystery and Manners


by Susan Sully | Steven Brooke | John Berendt

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 208 PAGES

A visual treat, this book tours through the historic buildings, notable homes and lavish gardens of Savannah. Enhanced by evocative accompanying text. (USS272, $50.00)

Seas of Gold, Seas of Cotton: Christophe Poulain Dubignon of Jekyll Island


by Martha L. Keber

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 312 PAGES

A history of 18th-century sea-trade and a biography of Christophe Poulain Dubignon, a Frenchman whose adventures took him from his home in Brittany into the service of the French India Company and finally to a life on Georgia's Jekyll Island. (USS368, $44.95)

Shades of Blue and Gray

Shades of Blue and Gray


by Herman Hattaway

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 281 PAGES

A concise military history of the Civil War, including warfare technology, battle strategy and the significance of individual battles. (USS148, $22.95)

Sherman's March


by Burke Davis | Jeff Stone | Carolyn Reidy

  • HISTORY
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

This moving account of Sherman's devastating march is noteworthy for its fairness and breadth of research. Davis incorporates eyewitness testimonies of soldiers and civilian survivors. (WAR107, $16.00)

Sherman's March through the Carolinas


by John Gilchrist Barrett

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 325 PAGES

A history of Sherman's Carolina campaign, less well known than his march through Georgia, but just as devastating. Barret is a professor and an expert on the Civil War in the Carolinas. (WAR104, $23.00)

Sherman's March to the Sea, Hood's Tennessee Campaign and the Campaigns of 1865


by Jacob D. Cox

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 265 PAGES

A clear and cogent first-hand account of the last stage of the Civil War and Sherman's legendary march through Georgia as told by General Jacob D. Cox. (WAR105, $16.95)

Shout Because You're Free, The African American Ring Shout Tradition in Coastal Georgia


by Art Rosenbaum

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 190 PAGES

A richly detailed record of the history and traditions of the McIntosh County Shouters. (USS360, $26.95)

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America


by David Sibley

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

A compact, geographically-specific version of the Sibley Guide with all-new range maps, the same glorious illustrations and expanded, extremely valuable descriptions of each bird with status, habitat, range, voice and identifying marks. (USE262, $19.95)

Slave Counterpoint, Black Culture in the Eighteenth Century Chesapeake and Lowcountry


by David Morgan

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 736 PAGES

A scholarly, readable comparison of the slave cultures of Virginia and South Carolina. Intended for a general audience, Morgan covers the lives of the slaves in rich detail, and paints a compelling portrait of African Americans in the South on the eve of the American Revolution. (USS10, $34.95)

Slaves in the Family

Slaves in the Family


by Edward Ball

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 505 PAGES

Ball, a young privileged white man, embarks on a journey to uncover his family's slave-owning past in this probing, emotional memoir, the result of extensive research and travels in search of the descendents of the Ball family slaves. (USS25, $17.95)

South Carolina Map

South Carolina Map


by Rand McNally Maps

  • MAP

A colorful road map of South Carolina and the northern coast of Georgia. (USS99, $5.99)

The Southeast Map

The Southeast Map


by National Geographic

  • MAP

A fold-up map of the Southest, including the coast from Jacksonville to the Chesapeake at a scale of 1:1,860,000. (USS40, $7.95)

Southern Food, At Home, on the Road, in History


by John Egerton | Al Clayton

  • FOOD
  • 1993
  • PAPER

An appreciative collection of recipes and restaurant suggestions, along with historical and cultural tidbits, drawn from the rich culinary traditions of eleven Southern states. (USS223, $31.95)

Southern Georgia Map


by Universal Map Enterprises

  • MAP

A full color road map of southern Georgia. (USS81, $4.95)

Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas

Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas


by Ronald Wright

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account. (NAM20, $24.95)

Tara Revisited: Women, War & the Plantation Legend


by Catherine Clinton

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A history of southern women during the Civil War. (USS265, $16.95)

A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf

A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf


by John Muir

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A botanical expedition through the post-Civil War South. (FLA09, $13.95)

To Have and to Hold: Slave Work and Family Life in Antebellum South Carolina


by Larry Hudson

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER

An in-depth look at the slaves' life of disruption, work, family and death. (USS104, $44.95)

To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession

To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession


by Dan Koeppel

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

In this enormously appealing memoir of a life devoted to birds. Koeppel chronicles his father's growing obsession and accomplishment as an elite birdwatcher, one of a handful of people who have tallied 7,000 species. (BRD28, $14.00)

To the Sea, A History and Tour Guide of the War in the West: Shermans March Across Georgia, 1864


by Jim Miles

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

Both a historical introduction and guide to Sherman's March to the Sea. (WAR106, $20.95)

A Turn in the South


by V.S. Naipaul

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 307 PAGES

Naipaul's wandering travel narrative is a poetic but profoundly disturbing portrait of the American South. (USS65, $14.95)

The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder

The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder


by Peter Cashwell

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 269 PAGES

A memoir of the birding life, its pleasures, obsessions and pitfalls. Based in the Carolinas (where he teaches English), Cashwell recounts in these essays the birds he's encountered, the why and wherefores of the birding life and some very entertaining anecdotes. (BRD26, $16.95)

When Roots Die, Endangered Traditions on the Sea Islands


by Patricia Jones-Jackson | Charles Joyner

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A record of the folkways, stories and traditional beliefs of South Carolina's Sea Islands. (USS356, $24.95)

 

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