Charleston: Race, Water, and the Coming Storm

"Crawford’s book stands apart from its predecessors because of its sustained focus on one threatened city. Charleston is a fascinating and haunted locale, and Crawford is gifted at sketching its grossness and grace." —New York Times Book Review

An unflinching look at a beautiful, endangered, tourist-pummeled, and history-filled American city.

At least thirteen million Americans will have to move away from American coasts in the coming decades, as rising sea levels and increasingly severe sto...