Africans in America, America's Journey through Slavery
• Charles Johnson
• Patricia Smith
• WBGH Series Research Team
HISTORY •
1999 •
PAPER
• 512 PAGES
A companion volume to a PBS documentary, this book combines the fictional narratives of novelist Charles Johnson with the historical commentary of journalist Patricia Smith, telling the story of slavery in America. It is a powerful collaborative effort that paints a vivid picture of this period in our nation's history, and it celebrates the brave Africans who managed to preserve their heritage as they endured so many hardships.
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AIA Guide to the Architecture of Atlanta
• Isabelle Gournay
• Paul Beswick
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1995 •
PAPER
A neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide to 400 buildings in the metropolitan area, published in conjunction with the Atlanta chapter of the American Institute of Architects. With 250 photographs, 25 maps and introductory essays.
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Atlanta 1864, Last Chance for the Confederacy
• Richard M. McMurry
HISTORY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 254 PAGES
Part of the "Great Campaigns of the Civil War" series, this is a short, but thorough analysis of the Union victory in Atlanta, strong on the events leading up to and implications of the battle.
(WAR14, $17.95) |
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Battle Cry of Freedom, The Civil War Era
• James McPherson
HISTORY •
2003 •
PAPER
• 904 PAGES
A vivid history of the Civil War, its genesis, battles, politics and personalities from the war with Mexico to Appomattox. McPherson's portrait of the Antebellum South has become the standard for its marshalling of facts and personalities into a compelling story. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the book may be 900 pages long but it reads like a good novel.
(USS37, $19.95) |
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The Beloved Invader
• Eugenia Price
LITERATURE •
2000 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
The third novel in Price's popular St. Simons Trilogy, rich in romance and local color. Follows "New Moon Rising" (USS90).
(USS91, $16.95) |
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The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession
• Mark Obmascik
NATURAL HISTORY •
2011 •
PAPER
• 272 PAGES
Obmascik, himself an over-the-edge birder, recounts with glee and page-turning detail the race to see the most birds in North America in a year, a quest that has his three competitors on the road at a moments notice, heading out in the middle of the night, and combing the beaches. As he so winningly demonstrates, these people are driven.
(BRD29, $15.00) |
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The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife
• 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. Published in cooperation with the American Birding Association.
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Black Rice: The African Origins of Rice Cultivation in the Americas
• Judith Ann Carney
HISTORY •
2001 •
HARD COVER
• 288 PAGES
An academic study of the origins and practice of rice cultivation in the antebellum South, most specifically South Carolina.
(USS228, $45.00) |
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The Carolina Rice Kitchen, The African Connection
• Karen Hess
• Robert M. Weir
FOOD •
1998 •
PAPER
• 232 PAGES
A social history of rice and rice cooking in South Carolina, from the culinary heritage of slave populations, through the heyday of the Carolina rice cash crop, to the influence on contemporary cuisine.
(USS226, $21.00) |
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Charleston, South Carolina (Black America Series)
• 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.
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The Children of Pride, A True Story of Georgia and the Civil War (Abridged)
• Robert Manson Myers
• Charles Colcock Jones, Jr.
HISTORY •
1987 •
PAPER
Collected letters drawn from residents of plantations, vividly depicting southern life before and during the war. This is an abridged version of the original text.
(USS270, $60.00) |
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Classic Atlanta, Landmarks of the Atlanta Spirit
• Van J. Martin
• William Robert Mitchell
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1991 •
HARD COVER
• 224 PAGES
A quick tour of Atlanta, focusing on its sumptuous architecture.
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Classic Savannah: History, Houses and Gardens
• 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) |
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The Complete Stories
• Flannery O'Connor
LITERATURE •
1971 •
PAPER
• 555 PAGES
These 31 remarkable stories -- poignant, weird, macabre and sublime -- set in the South in the 1950s include The Violent Bear It Away and A Good Man is Hard to Find. Posthumously awarded the National Book Award in 1971 and winner of the Best of the National Book Awards.
(USS255, $18.00) |
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Confederate Charleston, An Illustrated History of the City and the People During the Civil War
• 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) |
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Cruising Guide to Coastal South Carolina and Georgia
• Claiborne S. Young
GUIDEBOOK •
2007 •
PAPER
• 502 PAGES
A comprehensive guide for sailors to marinas, anchorages and navigation along the Intracoastal Waterway in South Carolina and Georgia. With navigational data, 125 black and white photographs and 60 maps, practical information, and regional history. Fifth edition.
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Down by the Riverside: A South Carolina Slave Community
• 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) |
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Drums and Shadows, Survival Studies Among the Georgia Coastal Negroes
• 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, describing the cultural traditions, folklore and history of the first African-Americans.
(USS268, $22.95) |
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Eastern Seashore Life, Rhode Island to Georgia
• Raymond Leung
• James Kavanaugh
FIELD GUIDE •
2001 •
PLASTIC CARD
A fold-out, pocket-size guide illustrating almost 150 species of seashore life, from crabs to flowering plants to birds and fish. A handy reference for a day at the beach, and laminated for durability.
(USE231, $5.95) |
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Fanny Kemble's Civil Wars
• Catherine Clinton
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2001 •
PAPER
• 302 PAGES
Born in Britain, trained as an actress, married into southern plantation life, only to emerge an abolitionist, Frances Anne Kemble lead nothing short of a fascinating existence. Professor Catherine Clinton captures the most turbulent of her 80 years in this recent biography.
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Fanny Kemble's Journals
• Frances Anne Kemble
• Catherine Clinton
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2000 •
PAPER
• 240 PAGES
Abolitionist, actress and wife of a plantation owner, Frances Anne Kemble was an intriguing figure in 19th-century America. She was also a prolific writer, penning 11 volumes of journals. Catherine Clinton has edited them down to one volume, highlighting her most powerful work.
(USS267, $16.95) |
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From Slavery to Freedom, A History of African Americans
• John Hope Franklin
HISTORY •
2000 •
HARD COVER
• 742 PAGES
A classic history of the African American experience from ancient West African civilizations to the civil rights struggles of the 20th century. First published in 1947, and now in its eighth edition, this book has set the standard for comprehensive studies of the changing roles of Africans in the United States.
(USA39, $75.00) |
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Gardens of Historic Charleston
• James R. Cothran
NATURAL HISTORY •
1995 •
HARD COVER
• 177 PAGES
A photographic tour of Charleston's most treasured gardens, as well as a history of gardening in the city since colonial times.
(USS309, $39.95) |
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Gate of Hell: Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863
• Stephen Wise
HISTORY •
1994 •
PAPER
• 312 PAGES
An accurate, detailed account of the Union attack on Fort Sumter and Charleston.
(WAR108, $29.95) |
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The Georgia Coast, Waterways and Islands
• Nancy Schwalbe Zydler
• Tom Zydler
GUIDEBOOK •
2004 •
PAPER
• 406 PAGES
A boater's guide to Georgia's coast, providing practical travel advice along with information on history and nature. A nice choice for travelers along the Intracoastal Waterway and barrier islands.
(USS273, $39.95) |
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Georgia Map
• Rand McNally Maps
MAP
A detailed road map of the state of Georgia, at a scale of 1:1,000,000. Two Sides. 36x26 inches.
(USS62, $4.95) |
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Ghosts of the Confederacy: Defeat, the Lost Cause and the Emergence of the New South, 1865-1913
• Gaines M. Foster
HISTORY •
1989 •
PAPER
An insightful social history of Southern attitudes and coping strategies in the wake of the Civil War.
(USS220, $40.00) |
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God, Dr. Buzzard, and the Bolito Man: A Saltwater Geechee Talks about Life on Sapelo Island
• 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. Looking back to her West African roots and forward to the possible future of her island and her culture, Cornelia Walker Bailey does more than tell her story, she tells the story of a nearly forgotten people.
(USS77, $16.00) |
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Golf Course Wildlife, Southeast Coast (North Carolina to Northern Florida)
• Raymond Leung
• James Kavanaugh
FIELD GUIDE •
2000 •
PLASTIC CARD
A quick-reference fold-out guide, featuring illustrations of almost 150 species commonly encountered from Cape Hatteras to Cape Canaveral. This laminated, pocket-size reference is a handy item to take along on any outing.
(USS216, $5.95) |
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Gullah Home Cooking the Daufuskie Way
• Sallie Ann Robinson
FOOD •
2003 •
PAPER
• 170 PAGES
Smokin' Joe Butter Beans, Ol' 'Fuskie Fried Crab Rice, Sticky-Bush Blackberry Dumpling, and Other Sea Island Favorites from Daufuskie Island.
(USS358, $19.95) |
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Gullah People and the Their African Heritage
• 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.
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Hoppin' John's Lowcountry Cooking
• John Martin Taylor
FOOD •
2000 •
PAPER
• 348 PAGES
This cookbook and celebration of southern cuisine is a colorful and fun introduction to the unique dishes of South Carolina's coastal plain.
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Images of America: Charleston, an Album From the Collection of the Charleston Museum
• 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) |
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Insight Guide Old South
• Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
1998 •
PAPER
• 360 PAGES
This handsome guide gives a profusely illustrated, essential introduction to the history and culture of the Old South. It covers Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and the Carolinas. The emphasis here is on providing an understanding of the region and its culture. Maps and practical information are secondary.
(USS04, $22.95) |
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The Intracoastal Waterway, Norfolk to Miami
• Jan and Bill Moeller
GUIDEBOOK •
2004 •
PAPER
• 160 PAGES
A spiral-bound, mile-by-mile guide to the Intracoastal Waterway intended for sailors, this book includes information on every bridge, waypoint, marina and shoal along the entire length of the Atlantic Intracoastal from Norfolk to Miami.
(USS30, $19.95) |
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James Edward Oglethorpe
• Joyce Blackburn
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2004 •
PAPER
• 184 PAGES
A short biography of the founder of the first colony in Georgia, politician and reformer James Oglethorpe.
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James Edward Oglethorpe
• Joyce Blackburn
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2004 •
PAPER
• 184 PAGES
A short biography of the founder of the first colony in Georgia, politician and reformer James Oglethorpe.
(USS292, $9.95) |
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The Jekyll Island Cottage Colony
• June Hall McCash
HISTORY •
1998 •
HARD COVER
• 352 PAGES
This book, containing 250 photographs and illustrations, is an examination of the cottages built at the turn of the 20th century by the members of the prestigious Jekyll Island Club. A companion to "The Jekyll Island Club: Southern Haven for America's Millionaires" (USS75).
(USS76, $45.00) |
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The Jewish Community of Savannah
• Valerie Frey
• Kaye Kole
HISTORY •
2002 •
PAPER
• 128 PAGES
A history of Jewish life in Savannah, Georgia, as seen through archival photograps.
(USS314, $21.99) |
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Journal of a Residence on a Georgia Plantation in 1838-1839
• Frances Anne Kemble
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1984 •
PAPER
• 415 PAGES
The journal of abolitionist Frances Anne Kemble, a leading 19th century British actress who married a wealthy plantation owner on the Sea Islands of Georgia. Originally published in 1863 (after she divorced her husband and moved back to Britain), Kemble records the life and inhuman living conditions on the huge cotton and rice plantation in vivid detail. With an introduction by John Scott from the 1961 edition and explanatory appendices.
(USS88, $24.95) |
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Journal of a Visit to the Georgia Islands of St. Catherines, Green, Ossabaw, Sapelo, St. Simons, Jekyll, and Cumberland
• Jonathan Bryan
• Virginia Steele Wood
• Mary R. Bullard
• Louis DeVries
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1996 •
HARD COVER
• 112 PAGES
This journal, attributed to 18th-century entrepreneur Jonathan Bryan, tells of four colonists and their boat journey along the coast of Georgia in 1753. Setting out from Savannah, they ventured south to Florida, which was then a Spanish colony. Bryan records their day-to-day battles with the elements and describes the beauty of the surrounding wilderness. For those interested in local history and colonization, it is an interesting record.
(USS83, $24.95) |
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Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand
• 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. He tallied 671, impressive by any account and extraordinary if you count birds per buck. He did it all for $1,000. This cult classic was originally published in 1973.
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Ladies, Women, and Wenches: Choice and Constraint in Antebellum Charleston and Boston
• Jane H. Pease
• William H. Pease
HISTORY •
1990 •
PAPER
• 218 PAGES
This scholarly history juxtaposes the lives of women in pre-Civil War Boston and Charleston.
(USS333, $31.95) |
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Lighthouse
• Eugenia Price
LITERATURE •
1999 •
PAPER
• 343 PAGES
The first of Price's popular St. Simons Trilogy, originally published in the 1971. Set in the Antebellum South along Georgia's coast, this novel is a romantic story firmly entrenched in the local history of St. Simons Island. Followed by "New Moon Rising" (USS90) and "The Beloved Invader" (USS91).
(USS89, $16.95) |
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Literary Charleston, A Lowcountry Reader
• Curtis Worthington
• Louis D. Rubin, Jr.
LITERATURE •
2011 •
PAPER
• 382 PAGES
A lovingly edited anthology of writing about Charleston, including heavyweights such as Henry James and Edgar Allen Poe, as well as less well known writers. The book is arranged in approximately chronological sections, and includes some poetry (though the majority by far is prose).
(USS18, $16.95) |
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Literary Savannah
• 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, not to mention the lyrics and poetry of Odgen Nash and Johnny Mercer.
(USS20, $16.95) |
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Looking for Atlanta
• Marilyn Dorn Staats
LITERATURE •
1999 •
PAPER
• 232 PAGES
A touching and often humorous portrait of a middle-aged woman reassessing her life as she realizes the traditional southern lifestyle she knew in her youth is falling by the wayside.
(USS337, $12.95) |
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Lowcountry, The Natural Landscape
• 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) |
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Major Butler's Legacy, Five Generations of a Slaveholding Family
• Malcolm Bell
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1990 •
PAPER
• 702 PAGES
An in-depth account of a slave owning family from the time of the Revolutionary War to the dawn of the 20th century. Rich in details of daily life on the plantation and epic in its treatment of the evolution of a family and a nation, it tells of the Butler family properties in Georgia, South Carolina and Philadelphia.
(USS87, $35.00) |
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Mammals of North America
• Roland W. Kays
• Don E. Wilson
FIELD GUIDE •
2009 •
PAPER
• 248 PAGES
A comprehensive guide by two noted mammalogists and featuring 108 color plates, illustrating 442 species. Range maps and descriptive text on ecology, habitat and behavior complement the wonderful paintings.
(NAM11, $19.95) |
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Masters of Small Worlds
• 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) |
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Middle Passage
• 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) |
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My Father's People, A Family of Southern Jews
• Louis Decimus Rubin
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2002 •
HARD COVER
• 139 PAGES
A vivid and powerful family history, starting in 1902 and chronicling the triumphs and difficulties faced by several generations of Jews living in Charleston, South Carolina.
(USS315, $25.95) |
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
• Jon Dunn
FIELD GUIDE •
2011 •
PAPER
• 576 PAGES
From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide published by the National Geographic Society, now in its sixth edition (with tabs!), is the one to carry. Practical to use in the field, it has maps, illustrations and descriptions of the birds on facing pages. The scale of the maps changes with the range of the bird, which means you get a more detailed regional map for those birds with a restricted range. This fully revised sixth edition, bigger and better than ever, includes 23 new species, 300 new illustrations, innovative migration and subspecies maps, and a handy quick-find visual index.
(FG09, $27.95) |
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Native Universe, Voices of Indian America
• Clifford E. Trafzer
ANTHOLOGY •
2008 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
This anthology of personal and historical essays, as well as over 300 color illustrations of Native American art, is being published to accompany the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C. It includes selections from several modern Native American writers, including Louise Erdrich and Sherman Alexie.
(USA95, $22.00) |
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New Moon Rising
• Eugenia Price
LITERATURE •
2000 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
The second novel in Price's popular St. Simons Trilogy, rich in romance and local history. Follows "Lighthouse" (USS89).
(USS90, $16.95) |
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Personal Memoirs, Ulysses S. Grant
• 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. This candid memoir gives remarkable insight into the man and Civil War era America.
(USS33, $17.00) |
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The Planter's Prospect, Privilege and Slavery in Plantation Paintings
• John Michael Vlach
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 240 PAGES
This scholarly book offers illustrations and analysis of plantation paintings from 1800 to the 1930s, looking particualrly at the work of Francis Guy, Charles Fraser, Adrien Persac, Currier & Ives chief artist Fanny Palmer, William Aiken Walker, and Alice Ravenel Huger Smith. With 12 color and 110 black-and-white illustrations. John Michael Vlach is professor of American studies and anthropology at the George Washington University in Washington.
(USS352, $36.95) |
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A Portion of the People, Three Hundred Years of Southern Jewish Life
• Theodore Rosengarten
• Dale Rosengarten
HISTORY •
2002 •
HARD COVER
• 288 PAGES
Published in conjunction with an exhibition by the Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina, this book presents historical documents, archival photos and excerpts from journals and letters to tell the stories of Jewish communities in South Carolina
(USS318, $34.95) |
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Portrait of an Island
• Mildred Teal
• John Teal
NATURAL HISTORY •
1997 •
PAPER
• 184 PAGES
A natural history of Sapelo Island, one of Georgia's Golden Isles. Complemented by 32 illustrations, this is an account of observations about the island's ecology from a couple who spent four years there in the 1950s.
(USS79, $17.95) |
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Praying for Sheetrock
• Melissa Fay Greene
HISTORY •
1992 •
PAPER
• 335 PAGES
The story of Georgia's McIntosh County (specifically Darien) 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) |
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Rehearsal for Reconstruction, the Port Royal Experiment
• Willie Lee Rose
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1999 •
PAPER
• 464 PAGES
A sweeping tale of change in the Sea Islands, from the landing at South Carolina Port Royal and capture of the region by the Unions in 1861 through Recontruction. This scholarly history is winner of the Allan Nevins Prize, the Francis Parkman Prize, and the Charles S. Sydnor Prize. The experiment of the title was the land given to former slaves during the war, later taken away during reconstruction.
(USS359, $24.95) |
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Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories
• 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, plenty of historical information, and an introduction by David Eisenhower which paints a personal portrait of his grandfather, Dwight.
(USA96, $17.95) |
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Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul
• Scott Weidensaul
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 416 PAGES
Weidensaul follows in the footsteps conservation pioneers Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher in this homage to their 1953 journey, modern travelogue and eye-opening report on wilderness in America.
(USA123, $16.00) |
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Robert E. Lee
• 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) |
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Row upon Row, Sea Grass Baskets of the South Carolina Lowcountry
• Dale Rosengarten
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1993 •
PAPER
• 72 PAGES
An illustrated survey.
(USS361, $15.00) |
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Sapelo's People: A Long Walk into Freedom
• William S. McFeely
HISTORY •
1995 •
PAPER
• 208 PAGES
A nicely written history of the people of Georgia's Sapelo Island, written by an outsider who interviewed many of the island's residents. The author is a Civil War historian and he focuses on the leagcy of slavery in the community.
(USS78, $17.95) |
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Savannah Style, Mystery and Manners
• Susan Sully
• Steven Brooke
• John Berendt
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2001 •
HARD COVER
• 208 PAGES
Part of a popular series, this photographic journey through the historic buildings, notable homes and lavish gardens of Savannah is a visual treat. It also features an evocative text, and an introduction by John Berendt ("Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil").
(USS272, $50.00) |
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Seas of Gold, Seas of Cotton: Christophe Poulain Dubignon of Jekyll Island
• 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) |
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Shades of Blue and Gray
• 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. Highly recommended.
(USS148, $22.95) |
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Sherman's March
• Burke Davis
• Jeff Stone
• Carolyn Reidy
HISTORY •
1988 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
This dramatic account of Sherman's devastating march through Georgia and the Carolinas is noteworthy for its fairness and breadth of research. Davis incorporates eyewitness testimonies of both Union and Confederate soldiers, as well as the recollections of women, children and elderly who survived the general's path of destruction. Author of both fiction and non-fiction, Burke Davis has written many books on the revolutionary and civil war.
(WAR107, $16.00) |
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Sherman's March through the Carolinas
• 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. Author John G. Barrett is a professor of history and expert on the Civil War history of the Carolinas.
(WAR104, $23.00) |
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Sherman's March to the Sea, Hood's Tennessee Campaign and the Campaigns of 1865
• 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 (1828-1900), commander at the battles of Franklin, Nashville and Fort Fisher. He went on to become governor of Ohio and a railroad executive.
(WAR105, $16.95) |
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Shout Because You're Free, The African American Ring Shout Tradition in Coastal Georgia
• Art Rosenbaum
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1998 •
HARD COVER
• 190 PAGES
A record, oral history and ethnography of the surviving performance traditions in the Bolton Community of McIntosh County, Georgia. With musical transcripts and essay by Johann S. Buis. Art and Margo Rosenbaum spent 16 years researching and documenting African American Ring Shouts (a religious performance thought to have died out).
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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America
• 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. It includes 20 pages on the many and confusing species of wood warblers. This is the book we are now using. For birders living west of the Rockies, you'll want to use Sibley's "Birds of Western North America" (USW418).
(USE262, $19.95) |
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Slave Counterpoint, Black Culture in the Eighteenth Century Chesapeake and Lowcountry
• 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) |
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Slaves in the Family
• 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. It's a fascinating portrait of slavery in the South and how black and white are intertwined.
(USS25, $17.95) |
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South Carolina Map
• Rand McNally Maps
MAP
A colorful road map of South Carolina and the northern coast of Georgia at a scale of 1:925,000. Two Sides. 26x37 inches.
(USS99, $5.99) |
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The Southeast Map
• National Geographic
MAP
A fold-up map of the Southeast published by the National Geographic Society, including the coast from Jacksonville to the Chesapeake. It includes the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi on a scale of 1:1,860,000.
(USS40, $7.95) |
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Southern Food, At Home, on the Road, in History
• 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) |
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Southern Georgia Map
• Universal Map Enterprises
MAP
A full color road map of southern Georgia, covering the entire coastline at a nice scale of 1:320,000. Landmarks and points of interest are clearly noted. Two Sides. 37x22 inches.
(USS81, $4.95) |
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Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas
• 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's illuminating account, told largely from the point of view of the losers, details the rapid collapse of cultures and societies in the Americas following the arrival of the Europeans in 1492. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account, originally published in 1993. Wright is also the author of Time Among the Maya.
(NAM20, $24.95) |
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Tara Revisited: Women, War & the Plantation Legend
• Catherine Clinton
HISTORY •
1997 •
PAPER
• 240 PAGES
A history of southern women during the Civil War, written by a noted scholar and featuring archival photographs.
(USS265, $16.95) |
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A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf
• John Muir
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1998 •
PAPER
• 224 PAGES
A vivid portrait of post-Civil War South. This slim book is the diary of 28-year-old Muir. It is the record of a botanical expedition along the eastern seaboard south to Florida -- and a good introduction to this popular writer. It includes a long chapter on the swamps and forests of Florida. Although he scatters botanical information throughout the book, it is really the story of a wonderful adventure.
(FLA09, $13.95) |
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To Have and to Hold: Slave Work and Family Life in Antebellum South Carolina
• Larry Hudson
HISTORY •
1997 •
HARD COVER
A detailed depiction of the lives of slaves, particularly within the family arena. Based on a variety of primary and secondary sources, this book emphasizes, if possible, the recollections of former slaves.
(USS104, $44.95) |
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To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession
• Dan Koeppel
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 304 PAGES
Ostensibly about birds and birdwatching, this enormously appealing book is a memoir by a talented writer of his father, a father who happens to be in the elite cadre of major birders. Dan Koeppel chronicles his father's growing interest in birds in this enormously appealing memoir of a life devoted to birds. Richard is a member of an elite group who have tallied more than 7,000 species. Koeppel includes his own travels tagging along and brief profiles of other eccentric listers.
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To the Sea, A History and Tour Guide of the War in the West: Shermans March Across Georgia, 1864
• Jim Miles
HISTORY •
2002 •
PAPER
• 384 PAGES
Both an historical introduction and guide to Sherman's March, this book, by a prolific historian, combines details on events, 100 photographs, and a point-by-point overview of the 300 mile route to the sea taken by the general and his troops.
(WAR106, $20.95) |
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A Turn in the South
• V.S. Naipaul
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1990 •
PAPER
• 307 PAGES
First published in the New Yorker Magazine, this is Naipaul's wandering travel narrative that reveals both a poetic and disturbing portrait of the American South. In his first book devoted to the United States, Naipaul journeys to Atlanta, Charleston, Tallahassee, Tuskegee, Nashville, and Chapel Hill.
(USS65, $14.95) |
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The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder
• 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. Along the way, Cashwell traces his own development from casual novice to life lister (with a desire to see all the birds of North America).
(BRD26, $16.95) |
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When Roots Die, Endangered Traditions on the Sea Islands
• Patricia Jones-Jackson
• Charles Joyner
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1987 •
PAPER
• 224 PAGES
An important record of the folkways, stories and traditional beliefs of South Carolina's Sea Islands by a professor of English at Howard University. With 15 photographs and a map.
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