Grave Words, Epitaphs of South Carolina

ISBN-13: 9780615664750 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 238 str.

Craig Metts

Opis

Take a Southern Gothic journey through South Carolina's cemeteries and celebrate the bizarre and the beautiful words written in Stone. This tome of tombs provides a unique view of the State's history, culture and people and includes epitaphs of the famous, everyday people, Slaves and Indians. As an added bonus, the book includes never-before-seen photographs of Mrs. Sophia Nance, a woman who was thought to be so beautiful, she was buried with a glass window over her face. Other entries include: Alice, the Ghost of the Hermitage; the notorious Pitchfork Ben Tillman, Melvin Purvis "G-Man"; and members of the Marshall Tucker Band.