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Brief History of James Island, A: Jewel of the Sea Islands
In this engaging volume, local historian Douglas Bostick reveals the unacknowledged history of the second community in South Carolina, settled in 1671.

Whether investigating prehistoric clues about Native American life before European settlement, detailing the history of agriculture and the reign of King Cotton, following armies from multiple wars or chronicling the triumph of equality on the greens of Charleston's Municipal Golf Course, Bostick tells the story of James Island as only a native son can. Join Bostick as he brings this small jewel of an island out of Charleston's shadow and into the light of its own rich, historic assets.

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Brief History of James Island, A: Jewel of the Sea Islands
In this engaging volume, local historian Douglas Bostick reveals the unacknowledged history of the second community in South Carolina, settled in 1671.

Whether investigating prehistoric clues about Native American life before European settlement, detailing the history of agriculture and the reign of King Cotton, following armies from multiple wars or chronicling the triumph of equality on the greens of Charleston's Municipal Golf Course, Bostick tells the story of James Island as only a native son can. Join Bostick as he brings this small jewel of an island out of Charleston's shadow and into the light of its own rich, historic assets.

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Brief History of James Island, A: Jewel of the Sea Islands

Brief History of James Island, A: Jewel of the Sea Islands

by Arcadia Publishing
Brief History of James Island, A: Jewel of the Sea Islands
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Brief History of James Island, A: Jewel of the Sea Islands

Brief History of James Island, A: Jewel of the Sea Islands

by Arcadia Publishing

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In this engaging volume, local historian Douglas Bostick reveals the unacknowledged history of the second community in South Carolina, settled in 1671.

Whether investigating prehistoric clues about Native American life before European settlement, detailing the history of agriculture and the reign of King Cotton, following armies from multiple wars or chronicling the triumph of equality on the greens of Charleston's Municipal Golf Course, Bostick tells the story of James Island as only a native son can. Join Bostick as he brings this small jewel of an island out of Charleston's shadow and into the light of its own rich, historic assets.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781596295230
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 08/29/2008
Series: Brief History
Pages: 160
Sales rank: 1,022,003
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Doug Bostick is a native of James Island and is an eighth-generation South Carolinian. He is a graduate of the College of Charleston and earned a master's degree from the University of South Carolina. Bostick is a former staff and faculty member of the University of South Carolina and the University of Maryland. He is the author of fifteen books, and his knowledge of history is enhanced by a raconteur's gift for storytelling.

Table of Contents


Preface 9 Acknowledgements 13 Chapter 1 Gathering at Three Trees 15 Chapter 2 James Towne 19 Chapter 3 Colonial James Island 25 Chapter 4 Master Shipbuilder 35 Chapter 5 Hessians and Mitered Caps 39 Chapter 6 The Snow of Southern Summers 47 Chapter 7 To the Salt or to the Pines 51 Chapter 8 Evacuation of the Island 55 Chapter 9 Capturing the Isaac P. Smith 61 Chapter 10 The Angel of Death 67 Chapter 11 James Islanders in the War 71 Chapter 12 Where's My Mule? 83 Chapter 13 The Riding Committee 93 Chapter 14 The Lizzie B 109 Chapter 15 From Potatoes to Subdivisions 117 Chapter 16 The Kolf Baan 131 Chapter 17 Yellow Roadsters and Purple Knickers 141 Chapter 18 The Last of the Great Cotton Planters 147 Bibliography 157
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