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The diary of Mary Ames who came to Edisto through The Freedmen's Bureau of Boston to teach local slaves after retreat of the plantation owners upon occupation of the island by Union troops. One illustration. 125 pages. |
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The Great Sea Island Storm of 1893
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 Master's thesis. Indians that had the most influence upon and association with Edisto Island |
A Place Called St. John's: The Story of John's, Edisto, Wadmalaw, Kiawah, and Seabrook Islands of South Carolina
Families included are: Boone, Cole, Davis, Freer, Gibbes, Grimball, Hext, Jenkins, Jones-Simmons, Ladson, LaRoche, Legare, Mathews, Roper, Sams, Seabrook, Stanyarne, Waight, Walpole, and Woodward. Various maps and plats are provided for reference and documentation. A person place, name and subject index are provided on this book. B/W photos. 497 pages. |
Stories preserved among the early generation of residents; island life and slave life and customs. B/W photos of plantation homes, churches. 171 pages. |
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 EdistoA Guide to Life on the Island Cantey Wright |
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THE EDISTO BOOKSTORE
547 Highway 174
Post Office Box 420
Edisto Island, SC 29438
Phone (843) 869-1885
Fax (843) 869-4954
E-Mail: bookstorek@bellsouth.net
A history of Edisto Island from the Revolution to present day. B/W photos. 92 pages.
Pictorial history of the first families, homes and island life. No text. B/W photos; photo explanations and descriptions. 128 pages.
This book describes the destructive hurricane which in August of 1893 struck Beaufort, the Lowcountry sea islands as well as Charleston. Winds of up to 120 miles per hour and a ten- to twelve-foot storm surge were responsible for the deaths of some 3,000 people in the Beaufort area. This is the storm that devastated Edingsville Beach on the northern side of Edisto Island - wiping out the entire beach. This book is exclusive to the Beaufort area with some reference to and photos of other Lowcountry areas and Charleston B/W photos. Index. Bibliography. 125 pages.
And I'm Glad
As settlement of the Lowcountry during colonial times was based upon geographic regions known as parishes, this book is the history of St. John's Parish which is comprised of present day Kiawah, Seabrook, Edisto, John's and Wadmalaw Islands. This narrative is a composite of the settlement and incorporation of the parish, the colonial period, the plantation life, and aftermath of Reconstruction to the Twentieth Century. Economic and cultural life are addressed, particularly the prosperity and devastation of the Civil War era as is African-American history and culture. Included is an appendix with genealogies of island families, descriptions of plantations, records of ownership and references to diaries, memories, and letters.
Nell S. Graydon
Charles Spencer, in his second volume of Edisto history, recounts the events of the Civil War, the struggles of Reconstruction, the effect of the new freedman class and the island's rebirth as a favorite vacation spot and modern community in the twentieth century. Each chapter offers an enjoyable excursion into the past and a detailed look at the remarkable history of Edisto.
Indigenous to Edisto. Contains: Part I, Beach Collecting. Areas covered are the history of paleontology as relates to the finding of fossils in the coastal environment; elephant material, bison, horse, camel, deer, wolf, peccary, glyptodont and armadillo, sloth, raccoon, rhinoceros, turtle and tortoise, alligator, whale, porpoise, sea-cow, bony fish, cartilaginous fish, shark teeth, and invertebrates. Part II, Bank Collecting provides a commentary on locating fossils on land. Coastal States Containing Fossils on Their Beaches. Recommended Reading. B/W photos of fossils. 72 pages.