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Writings of the Islands: Sullivan's Island and Isle of Palms
Suzannah Smith Miles
Writings of the Islands: Sullivan's Island and Isle of Palms
Suzannah Smith Miles
From celebrated Charleston writer and local historian Suzannah Smith Miles comes Writings of the Islands: Sullivan?s Island and Isle of Palms. Writings of the Islands is told in Smith Miles? relaxed style, giving the reader a real taste of Lowcountry history and culture.
Local writer and historian Suzannah Smith Miles brings to life such fascinating events as the great Revolutionary War victories won from the palmetto parapets of Fort Sullivan, the early days of the Civil War, with shots fired between historic Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter and the Hunley?s fateful mission against the Housatonic and into legend. Here are hurricanes, wars, the famous and the infamous?presented delightfully, sometimes with poignancy, and always with a reverence for the history of these extraordinary islands. Indeed, Sullivan?s Island and Isle of Palms are unparalleled for the role they have played in the development of the Lowcountry and of our nation.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | January 11, 2004 |
ISBN13 | 9781596290044 |
Publishers | History Press (SC) |
Pages | 160 |
Dimensions | 154 × 11 × 233 mm · 344 g |
Language | English |
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