It Happened in South Carolina

ISBN-13: 9780762760251 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 222 str.

Lee Davis Perry; J. Michael McLaughlin

Opis

Much has happened in South Carolina throughout its checkered three hundred year history. It Happened in South Carolina goes behind-the-scenes to tell its story, in over 30 short episodes that reveal the intriguing people and events that have shaped the Palmetto State. - Discover the escapades of "Gentleman Pirate" Stede Bonnet, who terrorized the coastline alongside the notorious Blackbeard. - Make the acquaintance of young Eliza Lucas, who changed the course of American history when she took charge of the family plantation at the tender age of sixteen. - Learn about the famous Haile Gold Mine, at one time the most successful producer of gold east of the Mississippi River. - Learn how the Jenkins Orphanage Band originated the dance craze known as the Charleston.