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Engaged to die

a death on demand mystery
2003

Secret and sacred

the diaries of James Henry Hammond, a southern slaveholder
1988

Dave the potter

artist, poet, slave
2011
Depicts the life of Dave, a slave in South Carolina during the 1800s, and describes the laborious process of creating his pottery. Presents the revealing poetry that he inscribed on his works despite threats to his life by a society that discouraged his artistry. Includes color illustrations and a photo of five of his works.

Sullivan's Island

A Lowcountry Tale
1999
Born and raised on idyllic Sullivan's Island, Susan Hayes navigated through her turbulent childhood with humor, spunk and characteristic Southern sass. But years later, she is a conflicted woman with an unfaithful husband, a sometimes-resentful teenage daughter and a heart that aches with painful, poignant memories. And as Susan faces her uncertain future, she realizes that she must go back to her past. To the beachfront house where her sister welcomes her with open arms. To a place haunted by long-held secrets and devastating betrayals. To the only place she can truly call home.

The food, folklore, and art of lowcountry cooking

a celebration of the foods, history, and romance handed down from England, Africa, the Caribbean, France, Germany, and Scotland
2010
Draws on personal stories to explore the art and history of Lowcountry cooking, with recipes for traditional dishes and information on the region's cuisine, restaurants, and seafood industry.

Final truth

the autobiography of mass murderer/serial killer Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins
1992

The butter tree

tales of Bruh Rabbit
1995
A collection of six Bruh Rabbit stories from South Carolina.

The rapture of Canaan

1997
Explores the experience of miracles in everyday life through the eyes of a fourteen-year-old girl, the granddaughter of a fundamentalist minister.

Eliza Pinckney

1977
A biography of the industrious young woman who helped introduce the cultivation of the indigo plant in South Carolina.

This violent land

2007
"Historical fiction based on journals and correspondence of William Stone, Union veteran and head of the Freedmen's Bureau in Aiken, South Carolina, during Reconstruction. Major Stone's story involves violence, prejudice, politics, compassion, justice, and romance. The Ku Klux Klan, freed blacks, Edgefield plantation owners, and Quaker educators all play roles"--Provided by publisher.

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