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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $82, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXUSS119)		  
The Charleston, Savannah & Coastal Islands Book, A Complete Guide  •  Cecily McMillan  •  Wade Spees
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES
An excellent, locally produced travel guide mixing history, culture and anecdote with a shipload of up-to-date practical information. It does justice to this area's rich traditions and food. (USS13, $19.95)		   The Charleston, Savannah & Coastal Islands Book, A Complete Guide
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil  •  John Berendt
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 386 PAGES
If you haven't already read this mega-bestseller, you're in for a treat. Berendt magically turned his relatively brief stay in Savannah into a rollicking and sensitive portrait of the city, capturing a great variety of colorful characters and the spirit of the place. (USS09, $16.00)		   Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
A Short History of Charleston  •  Robert Rosen
HISTORY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 176 PAGES
A short, authoritative, and lively history of Charleston by a native son. Rosen, a third-generation Charlestonian, recounts Charleston's history, communicating the town's considerable flavor. Well illustrated with 84 black-and-white photos. (USS12, $16.95)		   A Short History of Charleston
National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Southeastern States  •  Peter Alden
FIELD GUIDE •  1999 •  FLEXI-BOUND  • 446 PAGES
Covering everything from the birds and bees to flowers, trees, mammals and fish, this compact guide features 1,500 photographs, concise descriptions and an overview of the natural history and protected areas of the Southeast from Mississippi and Georgia to North Carolina. Take it along. (USS31, $19.95)		   National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Southeastern States
Florida Map with Florida, South Carolina, Georgia  •  Hallwag
MAP
A detailed map of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, at a scale of 1:1,200,000. With a gazetteer, national parks, and more detailed insets of major cities. One Side. 39x45 inches. (USS218, $14.95)		   Florida Map with Florida, South Carolina, Georgia



Also Recommended

Charleston Map  •  Navigator Maps    •  A clear, easy to use souvenir map of Charleston, featuring the city center and well marked places of interest. (USS312, $7.95)
 		  
Savannah Map  •  Navigator Maps    •  A clear, easy to use map of the city center, featuring well marked places of interest. (USS340, $7.95)
 		  
The National Trust Guide to Savannah  •  Roulhac Toledano   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A guide to the architectural culture and history of Old Savannah. With 200 archival photographs and maps, it includes chapters on historic preservation, famous visitors and a comprehensive tour of architectural styles. (USS26, $34.95)
 		  
Africans in America, America's Journey through Slavery  •  Charles Johnson  •  Patricia Smith  •  WBGH Series Research Team   • HISTORY  •  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)
 		  
Confederate Charleston, An Illustrated History of the City and the People During the Civil War  •  Robert Rosen   • HISTORY  •  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)
 		  
Ken Burns' The Civil War  •  Ken Burns   • HISTORY  •  The landmark eleven-hour PBS miniseries in a digitally overhauled five-disc set. (WAR123, $89.99)
 		  
Savannah in the Old South  •  Walter Fraser   • HISTORY  •  A comprehensive history of Savannah from its early days as an Indian trading center to the end of the Civil War. (USS366, $22.95)
 		  
The Civil War, An Illustrated History  •  Geoffrey C. Ward  •  Ken Burns   • HISTORY  •  An illustrated, comprehensive social history of the Civil War by the now-famous team of Ward and Burns. With 500 photographs and maps, extensive text and original essays by contributing experts. (USS27, $29.95)
 		  
The Jekyll Island Club: Southern Haven for America's Millionaires  •  June Hall McCash  •  William Barton McCash   • HISTORY  •  A history of the legendary Jekyll Island Club, the group of powerful millionaires (including Vanderbilt, Rockefeller and Pulitzer) who vacationed on the small island off the coast of Georgia. (USS75, $39.95)
 		  
The National Parks, America's Best Idea  •  Dayton Duncan  •  Ken Burns   • HISTORY  •  The widescreen edition of Ken Burn's 6-part, 12-hour ode to the national parks, featuring hundreds of interviews, fascinating archival images and dazzling cinematography in High Definition. (USA394, $99.99)
 		  
Mark Twain, An Illustrated Biography  •  Geoffrey C. Ward  •  Dayton Duncan  •  Ken Burns   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  This illustrated companion to the PBS series follows the arc of Twain's celebrated career. (USA440, $40.00)
 		  
Seas of Gold, Seas of Cotton: Christophe Poulain Dubignon of Jekyll Island  •  Martha L. Keber   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  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)
 		  
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories  •  Flannery O'Connor   • LITERATURE  •  This celebrated collection of short stories contains the well-known title story along with eight others, all of which characterize the underside of life in the rural South in O'Connor's trademark wry prose. (USS393, $13.95)
 		  
Blue Christmas  •  Mary Kay Andrews   • LITERATURE  •  As Christmas approaches in Savannah, antiques dealer Weezie Foley must figure out who is sabotaging her seasonal displays and crack her boyfriend's Scroogelike immunity to holiday cheer. (USS420, $14.95)
 		  
Lady Baltimore  •  Owen Wister   • LITERATURE  •  This novel is set in Charleston just after the Civil War, when the traditional values of the Old South were in great conflict with those of the victorious northerners. First published in 1906, it's a classic southern portrait. (USS22, $10.95)
 		  
Literary Savannah  •  Patrick Allen   • LITERATURE  •  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)
 		  
Mama Day  •  Gloria Naylor   • LITERATURE  •  A glorious novel populated by the vibrant inhabitants, especially the women, of Willow Springs -- a fictional barrier island off the Atlantic coast between Georgia and South Carolina. (USS23, $14.95)
 		  
Savannah Blues  •  Mary Kay Andrews   • LITERATURE  •  Living in a carriage house on the property of her ex-husband's Southern mansion, antique dealer Eloise "Weezie" Foley finds herself in a pickle after discovering the corpse of her ex's latest lover. This screwball comedy is enriched by quirky characters and a treasure trove of richly described Southern antiques and furnishings. (USS418, $14.99)
 		  
Savannah Breeze  •  Mary Kay Andrews   • LITERATURE  •  After a charming con man leaves BeBe Loudermilk with only a run-down Southern motel to her name, she enlists the help of her antiques-dealing friend to turn the place into a success. A comic sequel to Savannah Blues (USS418). (USS419, $14.99)
 		  
Sweetgrass  •  Mary Alice Monroe   • LITERATURE  •  A prodigal son returns to South Carolina after his father suffers a stroke, and must help run the old family plantation while fending off developers. (USS416, $7.99)
 		  
The Jekyl Island Club, A Novel  •  Brent Monahan   • MYSTERY  •  A murder mystery firmly set in the haughtily exclusive club on Georgia's Jekyl Island in 1899. Monahan's detective goes up against the likes of J.P. Morgan and other real-life members of the club in this page-turner which interweaves actual events. (USS59, $17.99)
 		  
The National Parks, America's Best Idea  •  Ken Burns  •  Dayton Duncan   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Now in a paper edition, this lavishly illustrated tale by the dynamic PBS duo brings to life the conservationists, politicians, presidents and dreamers who created our national park system. (USA356, $32.50)
 		  
 
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